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Also Known As Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Baron Hawkesbury of Hawkesbury
Born June 7, 1770 • London • England
Died December 4, 1828 (aged 58) • Whitehall • England
Title / Office prime minister (1812-1827), United Kingdom • House of Lords (1803-1828), United Kingdom • foreign minister (1801-1804), United Kingdom • House of Commons (1790-1803), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Tory Party
Role In Napoleonic Wars • Treaty of Amiens

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