John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden
British politician (1759–1840) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden, KG, PC, FSA (11 February 1759 – 8 October 1840), styled Viscount Bayham from 1786 to 1794 and known as the 2nd Earl Camden from 1794 to 1812, was a British politician. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the revolutionary years 1795 to 1798 and as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies between 1804 and 1805.
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The Marquess Camden | |
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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
In office 13 March 1795 – 14 June 1798 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
Preceded by | The Earl Fitzwilliam |
Succeeded by | The Marquess Cornwallis |
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | |
In office 14 May 1804 – 10 July 1805 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
Preceded by | Lord Hobart |
Succeeded by | Viscount Castlereagh |
Lord President of the Council | |
In office 10 July 1805 – 19 February 1806 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
Preceded by | Viscount Sidmouth |
Succeeded by | The Earl Fitzwilliam |
In office 26 March 1807 – 8 April 1812 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | The Duke of Portland Spencer Perceval |
Preceded by | Viscount Sidmouth |
Succeeded by | Viscount Sidmouth |
Member of Parliament for Bath | |
In office 1780–1794 | |
Preceded by | Sir John Sebright, Bt |
Succeeded by | Sir Richard Arden |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 February 1759 (1759-02-11) Lincoln's Inn Fields, London |
Died | 8 October 1840 (1840-10-09) (aged 81) Seale, Surrey |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Tory |
Spouse(s) | Frances Molesworth (d. 1829) |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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