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George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney.
British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat (1737-1806)
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About George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, was a British diplomat, politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Grenada, Madras and the Cape Colony. He is often remembered for his observation following Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War and subsequent territorial expansion at the Treaty of Paris that Britain now controlled "a vast Empire, on which the sun never sets" as well as his mission to China in 1793.
Everything about George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney →- Occupation
- politician, diplomat, photographer
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, ambassador, member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- May 14, 1737
- Died
- May 31, 1806