John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden
John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden, KG, PC, FSA (11 February 1759 – 8 October 1840), styled Viscount Bayham from 1786 to 1794 and known as the 2nd Earl Camden from 1794 to 1812, was a British politician. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the revolutionary years 1795 to 1798 and as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies between 1804 and 1805.
The Most Honourable The Marquess Camden KG PC FSA | |
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Portrait by William Salter | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
| In office 13 March 1795 – 14 June 1798 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | The Earl Fitzwilliam |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess Cornwallis |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | |
| In office 14 May 1804 – 10 July 1805 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | Lord Hobart |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Castlereagh |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 10 July 1805 – 19 February 1806 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | Viscount Sidmouth |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Fitzwilliam |
| In office 26 March 1807 – 8 April 1812 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Portland Spencer Perceval |
| Preceded by | Viscount Sidmouth |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Sidmouth |
| Member of Parliament for Bath | |
| In office 1780–1794 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Sebright, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Sir Richard Arden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1759 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London |
| Died | 8 October 1840 (aged 81) Seale, Surrey |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Molesworth (d. 1829) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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