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Statesman, born of an old Scotch family; Secretary of State, and from May 1762 to April 1763Prime Minister under George III., over whom he had a great influence; was very unpopular as a statesman, his leading idea being the supremacy of the king; spent the last 24 years of his life in retirement, devoting himself to literature and science (1712-1792).