Henry Seymour Conway

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Henry Seymour Conway was an 18th-century British general and Whig politician who served as Secretary of State and played a key role in opposing harsh measures against the American colonies.

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instanceOf British Army officer
British politician
Whig politician
human
areaOfActivity UK government
surface form: British government

military affairs
birthDate 1721-08-12
burialPlace St Mary the Virgin Church, Henley
surface form: St Mary’s Church, Henley-on-Thames
child Anne Seymour Damer
conflict Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1795-07-09
educatedAt Eton College
familyName Conway
genre politics
givenName Henry
heldOfficeDuring reign of George III
honorificPrefix Field Marshal
knownFor advocacy of conciliation with American colonies
moderate stance on American colonial policy
languageSpoken English
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Field Marshal
nobleTitle The Right Honourable
notableWork Opposition to the use of force against the American colonies
opposedTo harsh measures against the American colonies
parliamentaryTerm Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds
Member of Parliament for Higham Ferrers
Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel
Member of Parliament for Old Sarum
Member of Parliament for Penryn
Member of Parliament for St Mawes
Member of Parliament for Thetford
Member of Parliament for Wendover
positionHeld Governor of Jersey
Groom of the Bedchamber
Leader of the House of Commons
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
residence Park Place, Remenham, Berkshire
sibling Horace Walpole
spouse Caroline Campbell
Caroline, Countess of Ailesbury
uncle Robert Walpole
surface form: Sir Robert Walpole

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Conway hasNotableBearer Henry Seymour Conway
Rockingham Whig hasMember Henry Seymour Conway
Strawberry Hill circle hasMember Henry Seymour Conway
Conway, New Hampshire namedAfter Henry Seymour Conway