Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
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Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess Of Salisbury
British Conservative politician. He entered the Commons in 1853 and succeeded to his title in 1868. As foreign secretary 187880, he took part in the Congress of Berlin, and as prime minister 188586, 188692, and 18951902 gave his main attention to foreign policy, remaining also as foreign secretary for most of this time.
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