Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire

• Born: 30 May 1718
• Died: 7 October 1793

Contents 1 Known as 2 Offices 3 Lord Lieutenancies 4 Peerage Titles 4.1 Inherited Titles 4.2 New Creations 5 Privy Council 6 Parliamentary Seats

Known asEdit

• 1718-1742 Wills Hill
• 1742-1751 The Viscount Hillsborough
• 1751-1789 The Earl of Hillsborough
• 1789-1793 The Marquess of Downshire

OfficesEdit

• Comptroller of the Household, 1754-1755
• Treasurer of the Chamber, 1755-1756
• President of the Board of Trade, 1763-1765, 1766, 1768-1772
• Postmaster-General, 1766-1768
• Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768-1772
• Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1779-1782

Lord LieutenanciesEdit

• Lord Lieutenant of Down, 1742-1793

Peerage TitlesEdit

Inherited TitlesEdit

• Viscount Hillsborough and Baron Hill of Kilwarlin (Peerage of Ireland, 1742

New CreationsEdit

• Earl of Hillsborough and Viscount Kilwarlin (Peerage of Ireland (Peerage of Ireland, 1751
• Baron Harwich (Peerage of Great Britain, 1756
• Earl of Hillsborough and Viscount Fairford (Peerage of Great Britain), 1772
• Marquess of Downshire (Peerage of Ireland), 1789

Privy CouncilEdit

• Privy Councillor, 1754

Parliamentary SeatsEdit

• Member of Parliament for Warwick, 1741-1756

Preceded by: The Viscount Weymouth

Southern Secretary 1779–1782

Succeeded by: Charles James Fox (Foreign Secretary) and The Earl of Shelburne (Home Secretary)