George Granville
British politician
Died when: 68 years 326 days (826 months)Star Sign: Pisces
George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne PC (9 March 1666 – 29 January 1735), of Stowe, Cornwall, was an English Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1702 until 1712, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Lansdown and sat in the House of Lords.
He was Secretary at War during the Harley administration from 1710 to 1712.He was also a noted poet and made a name for himself with verses composed on the visit of Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York, while he was at Cambridge in 1677.
He was also a playwright, following in the style of John Dryden.
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