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<p> A politician of [[George]] the Third's time; the excesses of the French [[Revolution]] caused him to come over from the [[Whigs]] and support Pitt; favoured [[Catholic]] emancipation during his Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland, but was recalled; held office under Grenville in 1806, and took some part in the [[Reform]] Bill agitation of the day (1748-1833). </p> | <p> A politician of [[George]] the Third's time; the excesses of the French [[Revolution]] caused him to come over from the [[Whigs]] and support Pitt; favoured [[Catholic]] emancipation during his Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland, but was recalled; held office under Grenville in 1806, and took some part in the [[Reform]] Bill agitation of the day (1748-1833). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73190"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/fitzwilliam,+william,+earl William Fitzwilliam Earl from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73190"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/fitzwilliam,+william,+earl William Fitzwilliam Earl from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 15 October 2021
William Fitzwilliam Earl [1]
A politician of George the Third's time; the excesses of the French Revolution caused him to come over from the Whigs and support Pitt; favoured Catholic emancipation during his Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland, but was recalled; held office under Grenville in 1806, and took some part in the Reform Bill agitation of the day (1748-1833).