Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave

General Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, GCB, PC (14 February 1755  7 April 1831), styled The Honourable Henry Phipps until 1792 and known as The Lord Mulgrave from 1792 to 1812, was a British soldier and politician. He notably served as Foreign Secretary under William Pitt the Younger from 1805 to 1806.

General The Right Honourable
The Earl of Mulgrave
GCB PC
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
11 January 1805  7 February 1806
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Preceded byThe Lord Harrowby
Succeeded byCharles James Fox
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
6 June 1804  14 January 1805
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Preceded byThe Lord Pelham
Succeeded byLord Hobart
Personal details
Born(1755-02-14)14 February 1755
Died7 April 1831(1831-04-07) (aged 76)
NationalityBritish
Political partyTory
Spouse
Martha Sophia Maling
(m. 1795)
Children
Parents
RelativesJames II of England (great-great-grandfather)
Alma mater
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