Background
Cross was the eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, by Georgiana, daughter of Thomas Lyon, Doctor of Laws, of Appleton Hall, Cheshire.
Cross was the eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, by Georgiana, daughter of Thomas Lyon, Doctor of Laws, of Appleton Hall, Cheshire.
He was returned to parliament for Liverpool West Derby in 1888, a seat he held until his premature death four years later. Cross married Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland, in 1880. He died in December 1892, aged 36, predeceasing his father by 22 years.
24th United Kingdom Parliament.