biography
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Carteret, John, 1st Earl Granville
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pronunciation:
[kah(r)tuhret]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1690–1763)
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| biography:
| British statesman and chief minister (1742–4), born in London, UK. He entered the House of Lords in 1711, and became ambassador to Sweden (1719), secretary of state (1721), and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland (1724–9). As Earl Granville, he was driven from power by the Pelhams (1744) because of his pro-Hanoverian policies, though from 1751 was president of the Council under Henry Pelham, and twice refused the premiership. |
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