George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (18 December 1751 – 11 November 1837) of Petworth House in Sussex and Orchard Wyndham in Somerset, was a British peer, a major landowner and a great art collector. He was interested in the latest scientific advances. He was an agriculturist and a friend of the agricultural writer Arthur Young, and was an enthusiastic canal builder who invested in many commercial ventures for the improvement of his estates. He played a limited role in politics.
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George Wyndham 18 December 1751
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Died |
11 November 1837 (aged 85)
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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