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Carteret, John, Earl Granville
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Eminent British statesman, orator, and diplomatist, entered Parliament in the Whig interest; his first speech was in favour of the Protestant succession; after service as diplomatist abroad, was made Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, in which capacity he was brought into contact with Swift, first as an enemy but at length as a friend, and proved a successful viceroy; in Parliament was head of the party opposed to Sir Robert Walpole and of the subsequent administration; his foreign policy has been in general approved of; had the satisfaction of seeing, which he was instrumental in securing, the elder Pitt installed in office before he retired; was a "fiery, emphatic man" (1690-1763).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Carteret, John, Earl Granville'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/carteret-john-earl-granville.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Carteret, John, Earl Granville'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/carteret-john-earl-granville.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
