George Granville

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George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne, was an English poet and Tory politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his literary works and service under Queen Anne.

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instanceOf English poet ⓘ
Tory politician ⓘ
baron ⓘ
human ⓘ
burialPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1666-03-09 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1735-01-29 ⓘ
educatedAt Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ
elevationToPeerage 1712 ⓘ
familyName Granville ⓘ
father Bernard Granville ⓘ
floruit early 18th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
genre poetry ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf House of Commons of England ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Tory ⓘ
monarch Queen Anne ⓘ
movement Augustan literature ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Lansdowne ⓘ
notableFor literary patronage and correspondence with contemporary writers ⓘ
support of the Tory ministry of Robert Harley ⓘ
notableWork Essay upon Unnatural Flights in Poetry ⓘ
Heroick Love ⓘ
Letters between Theodosius and Constantia ⓘ
She-Gallants ⓘ
The British Enchanters ⓘ
occupation nobleman ⓘ
poet ⓘ
politician ⓘ
parliamentaryBody Parliament of England ⓘ
Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kilkenny, Ireland ⓘ
placeOfDeath London, England ⓘ
positionHeld Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ
Secretary at War ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
representedIn House of Commons constituency of Cornwall ⓘ
House of Commons constituency of Fowey ⓘ
linked to: MP for Camelford

House of Commons constituency of Launceston ⓘ
sibling Bernard Granville (younger brother) ⓘ
uncle John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath ⓘ

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