Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool
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Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, PC (26 April 1729 – 17 December 1808), known as Lord Hawkesbury between 1786 and 1796, was a British statesman. He was the father of Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool.
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The Earl of Liverpool | |
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 Portrait by George Romney | |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 23 August 1786 – 7 June 1804 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger Henry Addington |
| Preceded by | The Lord Sydney (President of the Committee on Trade and Foreign Plantations) |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Montrose |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 6 September 1786 – 11 November 1803 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger Henry Addington |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
| Succeeded by | Lord Pelham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1729 (2024-04-29UTC16:55:11) Oxfordshire, England |
| Died | 17 December 1808 (1808-12-18) (aged 79) London, England |
| Spouses | Amelia Watts
(m. 1769; died 1770)Catherine Bishopp (m. 1782) |
| Children | 3, including Robert and Charles |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
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