Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

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Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

In office
6 February 1855 – 19 February 1858
12 June 185918 October 1865
Preceded by The Earl of Aberdeen
The Earl of Derby
Succeeded by The Earl of Derby
The Earl Russell

Born 20 October 1784
Broadlands, Hampshire
Died 18 October 1865
Brocket, Hertfordshire
Political party Liberal

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC (20 October 178418 October 1865) was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. He began his parliamentary career as a Tory and ended it as a Liberal.

He is best remembered for his leading of British foreign policy in a period of time when the United Kingdom was at its strongest. He served as both Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister. Some of his actions, now sometimes termed liberal interventionist, were not liked by a lot of people at the time.