William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst
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The Right Honourable The Viscount Sandhurst GCB, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC |
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| Governor of Bombay | |
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In office 1895–1900 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | The Lord Harris |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Northcote |
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | |
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In office 14 February 1912 – 2 November 1921 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister |
H. H. Asquith David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | The Earl Spencer |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Atholl |
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| Born | 21 August 1855 |
| Died | 2 November 1921 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Victoria Spencer (1855–1906) (2) Eleanor Arnold (d. 1934) |
William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst GCB, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC (21 August 1855 – 2 November 1921) was a British Liberal politician and colonial governor. He was Governor of Bombay between 1895 and 1900 and Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1912 and 1921.
Mansfield was the son of William Mansfield, 1st Baron Sandhurst, and Margaret, daughter of Robert Fellowes, and a noted suffragist. He served in the Coldstream Guards, achieving the rank of lieutenant.
Mansfield succeeded his father as Baron Sandhurst in 1876, aged 20, and was entitled to a seat in the House of Lords from his 21st birthday a few months later. When the Liberals came to power under William Ewart Gladstone in 1880, he was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting, a post he held until 1885 when the Liberals left office. He was Under-Secretary of State for War in Gladstone's brief 1886 administration and again from 1892 to 1895 under Gladstone and Lord Rosebery. In 1895 he was made Governor of Bombay, a post he held until 1900.
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