Biographies : 2
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BiographyADDINGTON, Henry
Fact file Born London, 30 May, 1757, died Richmond (Surrey, England) 15 February, 1844 MP for Devizes 1784-1805 Created Viscount Sidmouth in 1805 Speaker in the House of Commons 1789-1801 Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1801-04 Lord President of the Council 1805 Lord Privy Seal 1806 Lord President of the Council 1806-7 and […]
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BiographyAZARA, Don José Nicolás de
Don José Nicolás de Azara, Marquis of Nibbiano, doctor of law, politician and diplomat, was born on 5 December 1730 at Barbuñales (Aragón). He was a brilliant student of law and letters at Huesca and later at Salamanca. Civil servant at the Secretariat of State (Secretaría de Estado), he received the Croix de Chevalier of the […]