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Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet was an English diplomat, politician and writer. An important diplomat, he was recalled in 1679, and for a brief period was a leading advisor to Charles II of England, with whom he then fell out. Temple subsequently retired to the countryside, and thereafter occupied himself with gardening and writing. He is best remembered today for two aspects of his life after retirement: a passage on the designs of Chinese gardens, written without ever having seen one, and for employing a young Jonathan Swift as his secretary. The first is sometimes given as an early indication of the English landscape garden style, praising irregularity in design.

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Occupation: politician, diplomat, essayist
Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1680-81 Parliament
Citizenship: England
Born: April 25, 1628, 1628
Died: January 27, 1699, 1699

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