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- 1957 (Accumulation)
- 1785 (Publication)
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8vo, 1 volume
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LENNOX, CHARLES, 3RD DUKE OF RICHMOND AND LENNOX, third son of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Lennox KG KB PC, Lieut. -Gen. in the Army, and Lady Sarah Cadogan, elder dau. of William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan (qv); b. 22 Feb 1735; styled Earl of March 1735-50; adm. Apr 1746 (Levett's); his schoolfellow William Cowper (qv) relates seeing him set fire to Vinny Bourne’s “greasy locks and box his ears to put it out again” (Southey, Cowper, iv, 98); left 1750; succeeded father as 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox 8 Aug 1750; Leyden Univ. 28 Oct 1753; Grand Tour (Italy) 1755; Ensign, 2nd Foot Guards 16 Dec 1751; Capt., 29th Foot 18 Jun 1753; Lieut. -Col., 33rd Foot 7 Jun 1756; Col., 72nd Foot 9 May 1758-63; distinguished himself at battle of Minden 1 Aug 1759; Maj. -Gen., 9 Mar 1761; Lieut. -Gen., 30 Apr 1770; Gen., 20 Nov 1782; Col., Royal Horse Guards, from 15 Jul 1795; Field Marshal 30 Jul 1796; a Lord of the Bedchamber 25 Nov – 8 Dec 1760; Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris Aug 1765 – May 1766; Privy Councillor 23 Oct 1765; Secretary of State, Southern Dept., 23 May 1766 – Aug 1767; an opponent of ministerial policy on American colonies; urged removal of Irish grievances; insisted upon reform of Civil List; his Reform Bill, proposing annual parliaments, manhood suffrage and electoral districts, was rejected by House of Lords without a division 3 Jun 1780; Master-Gen. of the Ordnance (with a seat in the Cabinet) 30 Mar 1782 – 3 Apr 1783, 27 Dec 1783 – Feb 1795; KG 19 Apr 1782; became a zealous courtier and opponent of reform; FRS 11 Dec 1755; FSA 6 Jun 1793; Society of Dilettanti 1765; Lord Lieut., Sussex, from 23 Nov 1763; DL Tower Hamlets 1784; a patron of the fine arts; engaged Cipriani and Wilson to teach at a school for the study of painting and sculpture founded by him in the garden of Richmond House, Whitehall; formed a collection of casts for this purpose; his Letter on the Subjecy of a Parliamentary Reform, 1783, passed through numerous editions; m. 1 Apr 1757 Lady Mary Bruce, only child of Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury and 4th Earl of Elgin; d. 29 Dec 1806. DNB.
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Access to rare books is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, in cases where the item in unavailable at another UK repository.
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A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.
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- English
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- Latin
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Fine contemporary calf
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- Westminster School (Accumulator)
- Greene, Godfrey George Roundell, 1888-1956 (Accumulator)
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- English
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- Latin