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William Wickham (civil servant)
British civil servant and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Wickham PC PC (Ire) (11 November 1761 – 22 October 1840) was a British spymaster and a director of internal security services during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was credited with disrupting radical conspiracies in England but, appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, failed in 1803 to anticipate a republican insurrection in Dublin. He ended his career in government service in 1804, resigning his post in Ireland where, privately, he denounced government policy as "unjust" and "oppressive".[1]
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William Wickham | |
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Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
In office 1798–1801 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
Preceded by | Charles Greville |
Succeeded by | Edward Finch Hatton |
Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
In office 1802–1804 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | Henry Addington |
Preceded by | Charles Abbot |
Succeeded by | Sir Evan Nepean, Bt |
Personal details | |
Born | (1761-11-11)11 November 1761 Cottingley |
Died | 22 October 1840(1840-10-22) (aged 78) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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