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| STAUNTON, GEORGE THOMAS. Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 15) at TRINITY, Feb. 18, 1797. [2nd] s. of Sir George [Leonard] [1st] Bart. (for whom see D.N.B. ), of Milford [House], Wiltshire . (and Jane, dau. of Benjamin Collins, of Milford). [B. there, May 26. 1781.] Private tuition. Matric. Easter, 1797. Accompanied his father to China , 1792, when he learnt to speak Chinese fluently. Writer in the East India Company's factory at Canton, 1798; supercargo, 1804; interpreter, 1808; chief of the factory, 1816. Succeeded his father as 2nd Bart., Jan. 14, 1801. King's Commissioner of the Embassy to Pekin, 1816 (the second time that any party of Englishmen had been permitted to advance so far into China ). Returned to England, 1817. M.P. for St Michael's, Cornwall , 1818-26; for Heytesbury, Wiltshire , 1830-1; for South Hampshire , 1832-4; for Portsmouth, 1838-52. Member of the East India Committee, 1830. F.R.S., 1803. Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1818. Joint Founder of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1823, to which he gave 3000 volumes of Chinese works. Author, works on China , and translations from the Chinese. Of Leigh Park, Hampshire . Died, unmarried, Aug. 10, 1859, in London . ( Boase, III. 716; Burke, L.G. of Ireland ; G.E.C.; D.N.B. ) | George Thomas STAUNTON Approx. lifespan: 1781–1859 Fell.-Com. aged 15 Trinity College adm1797:02:18 2nd s. of Sir George STAUNTON [Leonard][1st] Bart. (for whom see D.N.B. ), of Milford House, Wiltshire , (and Jane COLLINS dau. of Benjamin COLLINS of Milford, [Wiltshire], ). [ b. there, 26:05:. 1781 Private tuition. Matric 1797:04ET: Accompanied his father to China , 1792 when he learnt to speak Chinese fluently. Writer in the East India Company's factory Canton, [China], 1798 supercargo 1804 interpreter 1808 chief of the factory 1816 Succeeded his father as 2nd Bart. 1801:01:14 King's Commissioner of: : Embassy to Pekin, [China], 1816 (the second time that any party of Englishmen had been permitted to advance so far into China , ) Returned to England 1817 M.P. for: : St Michael's, Cornwall , 1818-26 for Heytesbury, Wiltshire , 1830-31 for South Hampshire , 1832-34 for Portsmouth, [Hampshire], 1838-52 Member of: the East India Committee 1830 FRS 1803 Hon.DCL OX, [Oxfordshire], 1818 Joint Founder of: : Royal Asiatic Society 1823 to which he gave 3000 volumes of Chinese works. Publ.: works on China , and translations from the Chinese. Of Leigh Park, Leigh, Hampshire , d., unmarried 1859:08:10 in London , ( Boase, III. 716; Burke, L.G. of Ireland; G.E.C.; D.N.B. ) |