Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin, born December 22, 1840, and died May 29, 1923, was a British landowner, racehorse owner and Conservative politician who served in the House of Commons for nearly fifty years before his elevation to the peerage in 1916. He was President of the Board of Agriculture from September 9, 1889, to August 11, 1892, notably the first holder of the post to carry Cabinet rank, and later served as President of the Local Government Board from 1895 to 1900. He represented Mid-Lincolnshire, Sleaford and Wimbledon in Parliament and remained throughout his life a steadfast advocate of protectionism and tariff reform for agricultural protection.
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Defining ContributionFirst President of the Board of Agriculture, 1889 to 1892, with a seat in the Cabinet 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin - Wikipedia
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Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin, PC (22 December 1840 - 29 May 1923) was a British landowner, racehorse owner and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 until 1916 when he was raised to the peerage.
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He became the first President of the Board of Agriculture in 1889, with a seat in the Cabinet, and retained this post until 1892.
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