Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty
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Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty, 1st Marquess of Heusden GCB GCH PC (19 May 1767 – 24 November 1837), styled The Honourable from 1797 to 1803 and then Viscount Dunlo to 1805, was an Anglo-Irish peer, a nobleman in the Dutch nobility, and a diplomat. He was an Irish, and later British, Member of Parliament and a supporter of Pitt. Additionally he was appointed Postmaster General of Ireland, and later, of the United Kingdom.
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The Earl of Clancarty | |
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President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 29 September 1812 – 24 January 1818 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool |
Preceded by | The Earl Bathurst |
Succeeded by | Hon. F. J. Robinson |
Personal details | |
Born | (1767-05-19)19 May 1767 |
Died | 24 November 1837(1837-11-24) (aged 70) Kinnegad, County Westmeath |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Tory |
Spouse(s) | Henrietta Margaret Staples (c. 1770–1847) |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
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