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Name: Palmerston Viscount 1855–1858 and 1859–1865 Liberal
Born: 20 October 1784 in Westminster, London
First entered Parliament: 8 May 1807
Age he became PM: 71 years, 109 days and 75 years, 235 days
Maiden Speech: 3 Feb 1808 on the decision to order the Navy to bombard Copenhagen to stop Napoleon seizing the Danish fleet
Total time as PM: Nine years, 141 days
Died: 18 October 1865 at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire
Nicknames: ‘Lord Cupid’ and ‘Lord Pumicestone’
Education: Harrow, Edinburgh University and St John's College, Cambridge
Family: Palmerston was the second but eldest surviving of five children. He was married with three children
Interests: Dancing, swimming, riding, hunting
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