Richard Assheton Cross, MP, Home Secretary Size:L: 75 x 60cm Showing the optical properties of

Showing the optical properties of each of the minerals

Giant Sequoia tree

Cross-sections and rotated views of the lower jaw and teeth to illustrate structure

The winning Oxford boat race crew

Richard Assheton Cross, MP, Home Secretary Size:L: 75 x 60cm Showing the optical properties ofRichard Assheton Cross, MP, Home Secretary, 1880. First elected to Parliament as a Conservative MP in 1857, Cross came to prominence in the General Election of 1868, when standing in South West Lancashire, he defeated Gladstone, then at the height of his popularity. In Disraeli's government of 1874 1880, Cross was appointed Home Secretary, despite having no previous ministerial experience, and as such was responsible for introducing the social reform