Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple
(1711-1779)
18th-century British politician and first Lord of the Admiralty
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Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, KG, PC (26 September 1711 – 12 September 1779), was a British politician. He is best known for his association with his brother-in-law William Pitt with whom he served in government during Britain's participation in the Seven Years War between 1756 and 1761. He resigned, along with Pitt, in protest at the cabinet's failure to declare war on Spain.
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Richard Grenville-Temple 26 September 1711
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12 September 1779 (aged 67)
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham · Brother In Law · 1708-1778 · Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768 -
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham · Nephew · 1753-1813 · British politician -
Richard Temple-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos · Great-nephew · 1776-1839 · British politician
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham · Brother In Law · 1708-1778 · Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768
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George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham · Nephew · 1753-1813 · British politician
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Richard Temple-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos · Great-nephew · 1776-1839 · British politician
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