George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, KG, KP, GCB, PC (12 January 1800 – 27 June 1870) was an English diplomat and statesman from the Villiers family. Following diplomatic postings, he served a succession of Whig and Liberal administrations. This included as Viceroy in famine-stricken Ireland and, on the first of three occasions as Foreign Secretary, as the United Kingdom's chief representative at the Congress of Paris which ended the Crimean War.
The Right Honourable The Earl of Clarendon KG KP GCB PC | |
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The 4th Earl of Clarendon, c. 1860s | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 21 February 1853 – 26 February 1858 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | Lord John Russell |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Malmesbury |
| In office 3 November 1865 – 6 July 1866 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | The Earl Russell |
| Succeeded by | Lord Stanley |
| In office 9 December 1868 – 27 June 1870 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Lord Stanley |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Granville |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 31 October 1840 – 23 June 1841 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Lord Holland |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Grey |
| In office 7 April 1864 – 3 November 1865 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | Edward Cardwell |
| Succeeded by | George Goschen |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
| In office 22 May 1847 – 1 March 1852 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Bessborough |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Eglinton |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 6 July 1846 – 22 July 1847 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Dalhousie |
| Succeeded by | Henry Labouchere |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
| In office 15 January 1840 – 30 August 1841 | |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Bessborough |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1800 London, England |
| Died | 27 June 1870 (aged 70) London, England |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Lady Katherine Grimston
(m. 1839) |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent(s) | George Villiers Theresa Parker |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Signature | |
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