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Born July 23, 1765
Died March 2, 1802 (aged 36) • England
Title / Office House of Lords (1771-1802), Great Britain
Political Affiliation Whig Party
Charles James Fox
Charles James Fox
British politician
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury
English politician [1621–1683]
Robert Harley, 1st earl of Oxford
Robert Harley, 1st earl of Oxford
English statesman
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, from a steel engraving, 1836
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st duke of Newcastle
prime minister of United Kingdom
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope, detail of an oil painting attributed to J. van Diest, c. 1718; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope
British statesman
Charles Talbot, duke of Shrewsbury
Charles Talbot, duke and 12th earl of Shrewsbury
English statesman
Pelham, Henry
Henry Pelham
prime minister of United Kingdom
William Pulteney, 1st earl of Bath
British politician
1st Earl Cowper, engraving by S.F. Ravenet
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper
English lawyer and politician
Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd marquess of Rockingham
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd marquess of Rockingham
prime minister of Great Britain
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, detail of an engraving by G. Houbraken, 1746
Charles Spencer, 3rd earl of Sunderland
British statesman
Charles Townshend
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
British statesman
William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire
prime minister of Great Britain
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington
Spencer Compton, earl of Wilmington
English noble
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt, the Younger
prime minister of United Kingdom
George III
George III
king of Great Britain
William Pitt, the Elder
William Pitt, the Elder
prime minister of United Kingdom
Robert Clive
Robert Clive
British colonial administrator
John Wilkes, engraving from a manifesto commemorating his fight against general warrants and for the liberty of the press, 1768
John Wilkes
British journalist and politician
John Closterman: portrait of John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough
English general