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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry
- Born: 18 June 1769
- Died: 12 August 1822
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Known as
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- 1769-1796 Robert Stewart
- 1796-1821 Viscount Castlereagh
- 1821-1822 The Marquess of Londonderry
Education
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Offices
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- Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1798-1801
- President of the Board of Control, 1802-1805
- Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, 1805-1806, 1807-1809
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1812-1822
Sinecures
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- Keeper of the Irish Privy Seal, 1797-1801
Peerage Titles
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- Marquess of Londonderry, Earl of Londonderry, Viscount Castlereagh, and Baron Londonderry (Peerage of Ireland, 1821
Chivalric Orders
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- Knight of the Garter, 1814
Privy Council
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- Irish Privy Councillor, 1797
- Privy Councillor, 1798
Parliamentary Seats
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Irish Parliament
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- Member of Parliament for Down, 1790-1801
Westminster Parliament
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- Member of Parliament for Tregony, 1794-1796
- Member of Parliament for Orford, 1796-1797
- Member of Parliament for Downshire, 1801-1805, 1812-1821
- Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge, 1806
- Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle, 1806-1812
- Member of Parliament for Orford, 1821-1822
Parliamentary Positions
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- Leader of the House of Commons, 1812-1822
| Preceded by: The Marquess Wellesley | Foreign Secretary 1812–1822 | Succeeded by: George Canning |