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Out-manoeuvred by Pitt in 1804, Addington was made viscount in 1805 and played a significant political role up until the end of his life. An increasingly strict conservative, he opposed both the emancipation of Catholics in 1829 and the Great Reform Act of 1832. During his period as home secretary he was efficient but repressive (one of his ...
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.
Nicholson’s Pubs are known for their individual style, exciting stories, and charming personalities — and The Henry Addington is certainly no exception. Our heritage is tied up with that of Canary Wharf – part of the West India Docks and the finest enclosed docks, which were once vital to the Port of London.
The son of a doctor who had treated both the elder and younger Pitts, Henry Addington studied the law before turning to politics. He came to Brasenose in January 1774 at the age of sixteen, and took his B.A. degree in 1778. He won the Chancellor's English essay prize in 1779 and was admitted to one of the University's Vinerian law scholarships ...
When Henry Addington was born in 1720, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, John Addington, was 50 and his mother, Elizabeth Maddock, was 15. He married Sarah Elizabeth Burson in 1744, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters.
Henry Addington byl synem Anthonyho Addingtona, lékaře Williama Pitta staršího, a Mary Addingtonové, dcery Havilanda Johna Hileyho, ředitele školy v Readingu. Z pozice svého otce byl v mládí přítelem Williama Pitta mladšího. Studoval na Winchesterské škole, později na Brasenose College v Oxfordu a nakonec právo na Lincoln's Inn.
