John Carteret

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John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, was an 18th-century British statesman and nobleman known for his influential roles in government and his involvement in colonial administration.

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instanceOf British statesman
Earl in the Peerage of Great Britain
human
nobleman
areaOfInfluence British colonial policy in North America
British foreign policy
aristocraticFamily de Carteret family
surface form: Carteret family
associatedWith British Cabinet
Privy Council
surface form: British Privy Council
birthDate 1690-04-22
burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1763-01-02
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Westminster School
familyName Carteret
givenName John
heldTitle Viscount Carteret
surface form: Lord Carteret
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
knownFor foreign policy leadership during the War of the Austrian Succession
involvement in British colonial administration
languageSpoken English
French
German
memberOf House of Lords
monarchServed George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
nobleTitle 2nd Baron Carteret
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
surface form: 2nd Earl Granville
notableEvent participation in negotiations during the War of the Austrian Succession
notableFor oratorical skill in the House of Lords
support of Hanoverian interests in Europe
notableWork administration of Irish government as Lord Lieutenant
parent Sir George Carteret
surface form: George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret

Grace Granville, 1st Countess Granville
politicalAlignment British Whig Party
surface form: Whig
positionHeld British Ambassador to Sweden
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord President of the Council
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
spouse Frances Worsley
Sophia Fermor
titleCreatedFrom Barony of Carteret
titleInheritedFrom Grace Granville, 1st Countess Granville

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