George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
British diplomat and statesman (1800–1870)
Died aged 70CapricornUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Biography
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (12 January 1800 – 27 June 1870) was an English diplomat and statesman from the Villiers family. He served a succession of Whig and Liberal administrations. This included as Viceroy in famine-stricken Ireland and, on the first of three occasions as Foreign Secretary, as the United Kingdom's chief representative at the Congress of Paris which ended the Crimean War.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- President of the Board of Trade
- Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
- Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Spain
- member of the House of Lords
- Lord Privy Seal
Employers / organisations
- Foreign Office
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Lady Katherine Grimston
- Children
- Francis Hyde VilliersEdward Villiers, 5th Earl of ClarendonEmily Russell, Baroness AmpthillConstance Stanley, Countess of DerbyLady Alice VilliersEdward Hyde Villiers, Lord HydeGeorge VilliersLady Florence Villiers
- Parents
- George VilliersTheresa Villiers
Awards & honours (2)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Order of the Garter
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