biography
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Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of
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| British statesman, born in London, UK. He studied at Cambridge, entered the diplomatic service, and was appointed ambassador at Madrid (1833). In 1838 he succeeded his uncle as 4th Earl, and in 1840 was made Lord Privy Seal under Melbourne. Under Russell he became President of the Board of Trade (1846), and Irish viceroy (1847–52). As secretary of state for foreign affairs (1853), he incurred the responsibility for the Crimean War, and Roebuck's resolution in 1855 cost him his office, which he resumed at Palmerston's desire. He was foreign secretary again under Lord John Russell (1865–6) and William Gladstone (1868–70). |
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