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William Hillier Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow, GCMG, PC, DL (7 March 1853 – 23 October 1911), was a British Conservative politician. He held several governmental positions between 1880 and 1905 and was also Governor of New Zealand between 1889 and 1892.
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William 4th Earl of Onslow. William was only 17 years old when he became the 4th Earl and owner of Clandon Park in 1870. He began immediately repairing and redecorating, selling land to pay for works on the house and estate. He also started buying back family heirlooms that had been sold at auction. Improving Clandon’s garden
Earl of Onslow, of Onslow in the County of Shropshire and of Clandon Park in the County of Surrey is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1801 for George Onslow, 4th Baron Onslow.
Succeeded his great-uncle as 4th Earl in 1870; served in various government and administrative posts, including, 1889-92, as governor of New Zealand, 1895-1901, as under-secretary of state for India, and, 1900-1903, as under-secretary of state for the colonies.
Earl of Onslow, GCMG. Born in 1853, Sir William Hillier Onslow, Bt. 4th Earl, was educated at Eton and Oxford. He inherited his title in 1874. He was Lord-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria, Under-secretary of State for the Colonies, Vice-president of the Colonial Conference 1887 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade.
Onslow was appointed to succeed Sir William Jervois as Governor of New Zealand on 24 November 1888, and assumed his duties on 2 May 1889. On the defeat of the Atkinson Ministry in 1891, he appointed a number of Legislative Councillors on their advice.
