Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of IddesleighGCBPCFRS ( , 27 October 1818 – 12 January 1887), known as Sir Stafford Northcote, 8th Baronet, from 1851 to 1885, was a British Conservative politician. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1874 and 1880, First Lord of the Treasury between 1885 and 1886 and as Foreign Secretary between 1886 and 1887.

According to Nigel Keohane, historians have portrayed him "as a man who fell short of the ultimate achievement of being prime minister largely because of personal weakness, and lack of political virility and drive."