George Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon

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George Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon, was a British Liberal politician and diplomat who served in several high-ranking governmental and colonial posts during the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
diplomat
human
peer
aristocraticFamily Villiers family
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
era 19th century
familyName Villiers
fieldOfWork diplomacy
politics
genre liberalism in 19th-century British politics
givenName George
hasGender male
languageUsed English
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
nobleRank Earl
nobleTitle Earl of Clarendon
notableFor holding several high-ranking governmental posts
service in colonial administration
notableWork participation in the Treaty of Paris (1856)
role in foreign policy during the Crimean War era
occupation diplomat
politician
statesman
ordinalInTitle George Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1st Earl of Clarendon
politicalAlignment British Liberal
positionHeld British Ambassador to Russia
British Ambassador to Spain
British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
Cabinet minister of the United Kingdom
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Privy Seal
Member of the House of Lords
residence United Kingdom
titleHeld The Right Honourable

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High Commissioner for Southern Africa notableOfficeHolder George Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon
George Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon ordinalInTitle George Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1st Earl of Clarendon