Lord Stormont

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Lord Stormont was an 18th-century British diplomat and politician who served in several high-ranking governmental and ambassadorial roles under King George III.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British diplomat
British politician
human
peer of Great Britain
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
centuryOfActivity 18th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
employer UK government
surface form: British government
era Georgian era
familyName Murray
givenName David
honorificTitle Viscount Stormont
languageSpoken English
French
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Tory Party
monarchServed George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
nobleFamily Murray family
nobleTitle Earl of Mansfield
surface form: 2nd Earl of Mansfield
notableFor defence of royal prerogative
negotiations with the French court
opposition to the American Revolution
occupation diplomat
politician
statesman
parliamentaryChamber House of Lords
positionHeld British Ambassador to Austria
British Ambassador to France
British Ambassador to Saxony
Joint Postmaster General
Lord Justice General
surface form: Lord Justice General of Scotland

Lord President of the Council
Lord of Trade
Lord of the Bedchamber
Lord of the Treasury
Member of the House of Lords
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
servedAsAmbassadorInCity Dresden
Paris
Vienna
servedAsDiplomatDuring American Revolutionary War
surface form: American War of Independence
servedUnderPrimeMinister Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
surface form: Lord North

William Pitt the Younger
styleOfAddress The Right Honourable
successorTitle Earl of Mansfield
titleHeldFrom Viscount Stormont

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