Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont

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Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, was an 18th-century British peer and politician who served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department and was influential in imperial and colonial affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
human
nobleman
politician
areaOfInfluence British colonial affairs
imperial policy of the Kingdom of Great Britain
burialPlace Orchard Wyndham, Somerset
child Charles Wyndham
surface form: Charles William Wyndham

Charlotte Wyndham
Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham
Frances Wyndham
George Wyndham
surface form: George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont

Percy Wyndham
surface form: Percy Charles Wyndham
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1710-08-19
dateOfDeath 1763-08-21
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Westminster School
familyName Wyndham
father Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet
givenName Charles
inheritedFrom Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
languageSpoken English
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Tory Party
mother Catherine Seymour
nobleRank Earl
nobleTitle Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2nd Earl of Egremont
notableEvent Seven Years' War
negotiations related to the Treaty of Paris (1763)
notableFor service as Secretary of State for the Southern Department
notableWork involvement in British imperial and colonial policy
occupation politician
statesman
parliamentaryBody Parliament of Great Britain
placeOfBirth Orchard Wyndham, Somerset
placeOfDeath Pall Mall, London
positionHeld Member of Parliament of Great Britain
Privy Counsellor
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
residence Orchard Wyndham, Somerset
Petworth House
sibling Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond
William Wyndham
spouse Alicia Maria Carpenter
titleInherited Earl of Egremont

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Windham County, Vermont namedAfter Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont nobleTitle Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2nd Earl of Egremont