Preceded by William Pitt, the Younger 1783-1801; 1st Term |
17th Prime Minister of Great Britain 1801-1804 |
Succeeded by William Pitt, the Younger 1804-1806; 2nd Term |
Houses of Parliament, London, England |
Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth 1757-1844 |
Succeeded by Rev. William Leonard Addington 2nd Viscount Sidmouth |
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Henry Addington was baptised on 30 May 1757 in St Andrews, Holborn, London, England. [1]
He was the firstborn son of Dr.Anthony Addington MD, of Fringford, Oxon, and Up Ottery, Devon, England and Mary Hiley dau. and heir of Rev. Haviland John Hiley, MD, of Reading, Berkshire, England.
SIBLINGS:
Henry Addington married (1) Ursula Mary Hammond (1760 - 1811) on 19 Sep 1781.
She was the daughter of Leonard Hammond and Mary.
CHILDREN:
Henry Addington married (2) widow, Mrs. Marianne (nee Scott) Townsend ( 1786 - 1842) on 29 Jul 1823.
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, PC MP Prime Minister (30 May 1757 – 15 February 1844) was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister from 1801 to 1804.
He is best known for obtaining the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, an unfavourable peace with Napoleonic France which marked the end of the Second Coalition during the French Revolutionary Wars. When that treaty broke down he resumed the war but he was without allies and conducted a relatively weak defensive war, ahead of what would become the War of the Third Coalition.
He was forced from office in favour of William Pitt the Younger, who had preceded Addington as Prime Minister. Addington is also known for his ruthless and efficient crackdown on dissent during a ten-year spell as Home Secretary from 1812 to 1822. He has been the longest-serving holder of that office since it was created in 1782.[3]
Sir Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth passed away on 15 Feb 1844 at the White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. [4]
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