Sir Stafford Henry Northcote (1818-1887)
Joint Secretary to the Royal Commission

As Secretary to the Royal Commission, Sir Stafford Henry Northcote was occupied with every detail of the Great Exhibition. He attempted to resign in 1851 because of the deaths of his father and grandfather but Prince Albert was unwilling to let him go. His strenuous work on the Exhibition was said to have contributed to his later poor health.

Following the Great Exhibition, Northcote's political career flourished. He entered the cabinet in 1866, became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1874 and Foreign Secretary in 1886.

MEN'S COURT UNIFORM

THE ROYAL COMMISSION