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Addington, who had no ambition for higher office, agreed to become Prime Minister only because his predecessor, William Pitt the Younger, and King George III insisted. He immediately faced the serious and difficult challenge of leading a relatively inexperienced Cabinet to deal with a series of military, diplomatic, economic and social crises caused by war and famine.
Henry Addington. Full Name: 1st Viscount Sidmouth. Profession: British Prime Minister. Nationality: British. Biography: The son of a physician, Henry Addington's rise in political life after becoming an MP in 1789 was aided by his childhood friendship with William Pitt the younger. Addington became Prime Minister in 1801 after Pitt's ...
Raised to the peerage and made Viscount Sidmouth in 1805, Lord Henry Addington continued his career as President of the Council in 1805 and again in 1806-1807. He is also Lord Privy Seal in 1806 and Home Secretary from 1812 to 1822 in the cabinet of Lord Liverpool.
Addington ministry. Henry Addington, a member of the Tories, was appointed by King George III to lead the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1804 and served as an interlude between the Pitt ministries. Addington's ministry is most notable for negotiating the Treaty of Amiens, which marked a brief ...
Henry Addington war ein Sohn Anthony Addingtons, Arzt von William Pitt dem Älteren. Wegen der Position seines Vaters war Addington ein Jugendfreund William Pitts des Jüngeren . Addington erhielt seine Ausbildung am Winchester College und am Brasenose College in Oxford und studierte dann Jura am Lincoln’s Inn . 1784 wurde er für den Wahlkreis Devizes ins Unterhaus gewählt und 1789 dessen ...
Henry Addington (n. 30 mai 1757, Londra - d. 15 februarie 1844, Surrey) a fost un politician britanic, prim-ministru al Marii Britanii în perioada 1801-1804.
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, PC (30 May 1757 – 15 February 1844) was a British Tory statesman who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations.
