He passed a law liquidating the British East India Company and transferring its power to the crown in response to the Sepoy Mutiny.
This man was given his first cabinet post because of the support of Lord Chichester, who was then Home Secretary. Early in his career, this man survived an assassination attempt by a Lieutenant Davies. This man nearly caused an international scandal by inviting Lajos Kossuth to his house, but was convinced not to do so at the last moment by a vote of the cabinet. This man sparked one war by strongly backing the actions of Harry Parkes. This man was once forced to resign over the Orsini Affair, where a bomb made in Britain was used in an assassination attempt on Louis Napoleon. He passed a law liquidating the British East India Company and transferring its power to the crown in response to the Sepoy Mutiny. Earlier, as Foreign Secretary, he blockaded the port of Piraeus and gave a moving speech in defense of Dom Pacifico. For 10 points, name this British Prime Minister of the 1850's known for his aggressive foreign policy.
This man was given his first cabinet post because of the support of Lord Chichester, who was then Home Secretary.
Lord Palmerston [or Henry John Temple]