Chief Baron of Sng'raq

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The Hon. Lord of Sng′rja PC OA (Shinasthana: 楚侯, sng′rja-go; Jan. 5, 1810 – Feb. 24, 1879) was a Themiclesian civil servant and Liberal politician. He served as Prime Minister of Themiclesia twice from 1862 to 1866 and again from 1869 to 1872.  He is widely regarded as a key leader of the 19th century whose policies have supported industrialization and the pioneer of the Sng′rja Convention, which established the dominance of democratic government in Themiclesia. He made attempts to prevent the use of the lower rungs of the Civil Service as patronage rewards, which gave a considerable political advantage to Conservatives. The modern two-party system was also accepted as a political norm during his permiership.

The Lord of Sng′rja′ first came to prominence as he inherited his father's seat in the House of Lords in 1847, early in the Lord of Rjai-lang's premiership. As a newcomer to politics, with only six years of magisterial service under his belt, he was viewed as an innocent face for Rjai-lang's provocative and volatile government. At the youthful age of 41, he was made

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