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Henry Addington was an unpopular prime minister and in 1804 large numbers of his own party turned against him and he decided to resign. The following year Addington was granted the title of Lord Sidmouth and agreed to serve as a minister in Pitt's government. However, he only served under William Pitt for six months.
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, 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.
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.
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.
4 de may. de 2021 · The first of these is Henry Addington, a man at the forefront of British politics for more than thirty years, who holds the unusual distinction of having served as both Speaker and Prime Minister. This achievement was all the more remarkable because, in an age when British politics was dominated by aristocratic families, Addington had risen ...
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 ...
