William Edward Goschen

Sir William Edward Goschen, 1st Baronet GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC (Oberlößnitz/Radebeul, 18 July 1847 – London, 20 May 1924), was a British diplomat. He was the younger brother of the Conservative politician George Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen. [William] Edward Goschen was born at Eltham in England on 18 July 1847. He was 12th child and sixth son of Wilhelm Heinrich Göschen, a German from Leipzig and Henrietta Ohmann who was born in London. At the tim... more

Country of nationality:

Person

Gender:

Education:

top ↑

We can also tell you William Edward Goschen is a…

If you know more about William Edward Goschen, you can add more facts here »

Similar topics in Freebase

  • Edgar Leopold Layard

    Edgar Leopold Layard

    Edgar Leopold Layard CMG (23 July 1824 – 1 January 1900) was a British naturalist mainly interested in ornithology. Born in Florence, Italy, he was the sixth son of Henry Peter John Layard of the Ceylon Civil Service with his wife Marianne, the daughter of Nathaniel Austin of Ramsgate, Kent and...
  • Jamie Oliver

    Jamie Oliver

    James Trevor 'Jamie' Oliver, MBE (born 27 May 1975), frequently nicknamed The Naked Chef, is an English chef and media personality well known for his growing list of food-focused television shows, his more recent roles in campaigning against the use of processed foods in national schools, and his...
  • Thomas Hetherington

    Major Sir Thomas Chalmers Hetherington, KCB, CBE, QC (18 September 1926 - 28 March 2007), better known as Sir Tony Hetherington, was a British barrister. He was Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales from 1977 to 1987, and was the first head of the Crown Prosecution Service for the...
  • John Holmes

    Sir John Holmes, GCVO, KBE, CMG, was born in Preston, in the north of England, in April 1951. Following his education at Preston Grammar School and Balliol College, Oxford, he entered the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 1973. After spending three years as a desk officer in London, including a...
  • Reginald Le Normand Brabazon, 13th Earl of Meath

    Brigadier-General Reginald Le Normand Brabazon, 13th Earl of Meath CBE, DL (24 November 1869 – 10 March 1949), known as Lord Ardee from 1887 to 1929, was an Anglo-Irish soldier. Brabazon was the eldest son of Reginald Brabazon, 12th Earl of Meath and Lady Mary Jane Maitland. He married Lady Aileen...
  • James Browne

    Major-General Sir James Browne KCSI CB (1839 – 13 June 1896) was a British military engineer and administrator in British India. He was the son of Robert Browne of Falkirk, Scotland. He was educated at the Military College, Addiscombe, and received a commission in the Bengal engineers in 1857. He...
  • Bernard Delfont

    Bernard Delfont, Baron Delfont (5 September 1909 – 28 July 1994), born Boris (or Boruch) Winogradsky, was a leading Ukrainian-born British theatrical impresario. He was born in Tokmak, Ukraine, the second son of Isaac and Olga Winogradsky. His brothers Lew Grade and Leslie Grade also entered...
  • James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern

    James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern KT PC (born 2 July 1927) is a Scottish advocate and former Lord Chancellor (1987–1997). Born in Edinburgh, the son of a railway signalman, Mackay was educated at George Heriot's School, the University of Edinburgh and Trinity College, Cambridge...
  • William Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock

    William 'Willie' Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock MBE (7 April 1911 – 10 June 1988) was the longest serving Secretary of State for Scotland, holding office from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976, throughout the Prime Ministership of Harold Wilson. Born in Ayr, the son of a train driver, he was...
  • Charles Menzies

    Sir Charles A. F. N. Menzies (1783 – 22 August 1866) was born at Bal Freike, Perthshire, Scotland. Although he became a respected soldier with the Royal Marines, fighting with Horatio Nelson in the Napoleonic Wars and later rising to the rank of general before becoming aide de camp to the Queen,...

These people have edited this topic:

Edit this topic
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!

Freebase Attribution

Freebase data is free for use under the CC-BY license.

The original description for William Edward Goschen was automatically generated from Wikipedia.org licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
[1]
Learn more about Freebase licensing and attribution