Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
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Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth was a British Tory statesman who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804 and as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1789 to 1801.
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politics · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804 · politician · also Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, Sidmouth
Born 30 May 1757 · Died 15 February 1844 · Q312577
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1844· 1 entry
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Died 1844-02-15.
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1829· 1 entry
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
And casting his final vote against the Reform Act 1832
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1822· 1 entry
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Succeeded as Home Secretary by Sir Robert Peel
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1812· 1 entry
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Career landmark: Home Secretary (1812–1822).
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1806· 2 entries
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
In the Ministry of All the Talents that succeeded Pitt
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Career landmark: Lord Privy Seal (1806–1806).
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1805· 1 entry
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Career landmark: Lord President of the Council (1805–1805).
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1802· 2 entries
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Addington accepted an honorary position as vice-president for life on the Court of Governors of London's Foundling Hospital for abandoned babies
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Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
An unfavourable peace with Napoleonic France which marked the end of the Second Coalition during the French Revolutionary Wars
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1801· 3 entries
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Career landmark: Leader of the House of Commons (1801–1804).
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Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Career landmark: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1801–1804).
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Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Career landmark: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1801–1804).
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1757· 1 entry
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Born 1757-05-30.
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