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MICHAEL, WARD, VISCOUNT ST. ALDWYN, an ST.
ALDWYN, an English statesman and financier, born in London in 1837. He was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford.
In 1864 he was elected to Parliament and again in 1885, serving till 1906 .
From 1874 to 1878 he was Chief Secretary for Ireland, serving again in that Ireland, nd, serving again in that capacity in 1886-1887. From 1878 to 1880 he was Secretary of State for the Colonies. He became Chancellor of the Exchequer under Lord Salisbury in 1885. He was at the same time leader of the House of Commons. This office he held for one year. From 1888 to 1892 (1895). He also wrote "The Green Car- he was president of the Board of Trade nation" (1894), "After Tomorrow," and "New Love" (1895); "The Folly of Eustace and Other Stories" (1896); "Flames" (1897); "Garden of Allah" (1905) "Call of the Blood" (1906); "Barbary Sheep" (1909) "The Way of "In the Wilderness" Ambition" (1913) ; "In the Wilderness" (1917); etc.