biography
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| lived:
| (1749–1806)
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| biography:
| British statesman and foreign secretary (1782, 1783, 1806), born in London, UK. He studied at Oxford, became a Liberal MP at 19, and two years later was a junior lord of the Admiralty. He supported Lord North, but in 1772 resigned over American policy. He became secretary of state after North's downfall, and in 1783 formed a coalition with him, which held office for a short period in 1783. He supported the French Revolution, and strongly opposed the war with France. After Pitt's death (1806) he was recalled to office, but died soon afterwards. |
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