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Jenkinson, Robert Banks (Earl of Liverpool). Hon. LL.D. 1826. Adm. at CHRIST'S, June 26, 1826. Matric. Michs. 1826. Elder s. of Charles, 1st Earl, by his 1st wife, Amelia, dau. of William Watts, Governor of Fort William [ India ] and President of the Council of Bengal , India . B. June 7, 1770. School, Charterhouse [ London ]. Adm. at Christ Church, Oxford, 1786; M.A. (Oxford) 1790. M.P. for Appleby [ Westmorland ], 1790; for Rye [ Sussex ], 1790-1803. Styled (by courtesy) Lord Hawkesbury, 1796. Master of the Mint, 1799-1801. Foreign Secretary, 1801-4. Created Baron Hawkesbury, 1803. Home Secretary, 1804-6 and 1807-9, and Leader of the House of Commons, under Pitt. Succeeded his father as 2nd Earl, 1808. Secretary for War and for the Colonies, 1809-12. First Lord of the Treasury and Prime Minister, 1812-27. Sent Napoleon to St Helena . Brought in a Bill for the divorce of Queen Caroline. K.G., 1814. A Trustee of the National Gallery, 1824. Official Trustee of the British Museum. Married (1) Mar. 25, 1795, Lady Theodosia Louisa, 3rd dau. of the 4th Earl of Bristol; (2) 1822, Mary, dau. of Charles Chester [ Cheshire ], and niece of Lord Bagot. Died s.p. Dec. 4, 1828, at Fife House, Whitehall [ London ]. Buried at Hawkesbury [ Gloucestershire ???]. Succeeded by his half-brother Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson. ( Peile, II. 423; Doyle, Official Baronage of England ; Burke, P. and B., 1940; G.E.C.; D.N.B. ) | Earl of Liverpool Robert Banks JENKINSON Approx. lifespan: 17701828 Hon.LLD 1826 Adm Christ's College 1826:06:26 Matric 1826:10MT: Elder s. of Charles, 1st Earl, by his 1st wife, Amelia WATTS dau. of William WATTS Governor of: Fort William, [India], and President: of Council of Bengal , India , b. 1770:06:07 Sch: Charterhouse School [London], Adm. at Christ Church [Oxford] 1786 MA Oxford University 1790 M.P.: for Appleby, [Westmorland], 1790 for Rye, [Sussex], 1790-1803 Styled (by courtesy) Lord Hawkesbury 1796 Master: of Mint 1799-1801 Foreign Sec.: 1801-04 Created Baron Hawkesbury: 1803 Home Sec.: 1804-6, and 1807-09, and Leader of House of Commons, under Pitt. Succeeded his father as 2nd Earl 1808 Sec.: for War and for the Colonies 1809-12 First Lord of the Treasury and Prime Minister: 1812-27 Sent Napoleon to St Helena , Brought in a Bill for the divorce of Queen Caroline. KG 1814 Trustee: of National Gallery 1824 Official Trustee: of British Museum m. (1)" /">Lady Theodosia Louisa, 3rd dau. of the 4th Earl of Bristol 1795:03:25 m. (2) 1822 Mary CHESTER dau. of Charles CHESTER Mary CHESTER niece of Lord BAGOT d. s.p. 1828:12:04 at Fife House, Fife, Whitehall, [London], bur. Hawkesbury, [Gloucestershire ???], Succeeded by his half-brother Charles Cecil Cope JENKINSON ( Peile, II. 423; Doyle, Official Baronage of England ; Burke, P. and B. 1940; G.E.C.; D.N.B. ) |