Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond

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Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, was an 18th-century British statesman and nobleman known for his advocacy of American colonial rights and political reform.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British nobleman
British politician
Duke of Lennox
Duke of Richmond
Whig politician
human
advocatedFor more equal representation in Parliament
shorter duration of parliaments
wider suffrage
associatedWithPlace Goodwood House
birthDate 1735-02-22
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Chichester Cathedral
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfMarriage 1757-04-01
deathDate 1806-12-29
educatedAt Westminster School NERFINISHED
era 18th century
early 19th century
familyName Lennox
father Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond
givenName Charles
grandfather Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
hasAncestry illegitimate line of King Charles II of England
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Lieutenant-General
mother Lady Sarah Cadogan
nobleTitle 3rd Duke of Lennox
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond self-linksurface differs
surface form: 3rd Duke of Richmond

Baron Settrington
Earl of March
notableFor advocacy of American colonial rights
opposition to the American War of Independence
support for parliamentary reform
owned Goodwood House
parliamentaryHouse House of Lords
peerage Peerage of England
Peerage of Scotland
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Sussex
Lord of the Bedchamber
Master-General of the Ordnance
Privy Counsellor
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
spouse Lady Mary Bruce
supported American colonists in disputes with the British government

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Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond father Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond
Richmond County, Georgia namedAfter Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond nobleTitle Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 3rd Duke of Richmond
Board of Ordnance notableOfficeHolder Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond