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Also Known As Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Viscount Bayham of Bayham Abbey, Baron Camden of Camden Place
Baptized March 21, 1714
Died April 18, 1794 • London • England
Title / Office lord chancellor (1766-1770), Great Britain • Court of Common Pleas (1761-1766), Great Britain

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