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- 1788-1886 (Creation)
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Born, 1733; educated: Eton College, 1748; Clare College, Cambridge, 1750-1753. MP for Whitchurch, 1754; clerk to the household of the Prince of Wales, 1756; Clerk of the Board of Green Cloth, 1760; Paymaster-General of the Forces, 1767-1768; left office and was to remain in opposition for the next fourteen years, 1768; opposition candidate for Speaker, 1770; Secretary at War, 1782; Home Office, 1782-1783; Home Secretary, 1783; left office 1789; created Viscount Sydney, 1789; Chief Justiceship in Eyre, south of the Trent, 1789-; Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, 1793-; died, 1800.
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GB 0113 MS-GEORG 1788-1886 fonds 62 files Townshend , Thomas , 1733-1800 , first Viscount Sydney , politician
Born, 1733; educated: Eton College, 1748; Clare College, Cambridge, 1750-1753. MP for Whitchurch, 1754; clerk to the household of the Prince of Wales, 1756; Clerk of the Board of Green Cloth, 1760; Paymaster-General of the Forces, 1767-1768; left office and was to remain in opposition for the next fourteen years, 1768; opposition candidate for Speaker, 1770; Secretary at War, 1782; Home Office, 1782-1783; Home Secretary, 1783; left office 1789; created Viscount Sydney, 1789; Chief Justiceship in Eyre, south of the Trent, 1789-; Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, 1793-; died, 1800.
Purchased from Chas. J. Sawyer Ltd. Booksellers. MS 3011/45 donated by A. Forbes Sieveking, 26 March 1890.
Letters and papers relating to the 'madness' of King George III, 1788-1886.
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Sources: Oxford DNB. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Aug 2008 George III , 1738-1820 , King of Great Britain and Ireland Psychiatry Mental diseases Psychopathology Townshend , Thomas , 1733-1800 , first Viscount Sydney , politician
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Purchased from Chas. J. Sawyer Ltd. Booksellers. MS 3011/45 donated by A. Forbes Sieveking, 26 March 1890.
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Letters and papers relating to the 'madness' of King George III, 1788-1886.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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