Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Liverpool PC |
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The Earl of Liverpool by George Romney
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| President of the Board of Trade | |
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In office 23 August 1786 – 7 June 1804 |
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| 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 | |
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In office 6 September 1786 – 11 November 1803 |
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| 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 Oxfordshire |
| Died |
17 December 1808 (aged 79) London |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Amelia Watts (d. 1770) (2) Catherine Bisshopp (1744–1827) |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
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.
He was born in Oxfordshire, the eldest son of Colonel Charles Jenkinson (1693–1750) and Amarantha (daughter of Wolfran Cornewall). The earl was the grandson of Sir Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Baronet, of Walcot, Oxfordshire. The Jenkinson family was descended from Anthony Jenkinson (d. 1611), who was a sea-captain, merchant, and traveller and the first known Englishman to penetrate into Central Asia. He was educated at Charterhouse School and University College, Oxford, where he graduated M.A. in 1752.
In 1761, Liverpool entered parliament as member for Cockermouth and was made Under-Secretary of State by Lord Bute. He won the favour of George III, and when Bute retired Jenkinson became the leader of the "King's Friends" in the House of Commons. In 1763, George Grenville appointed him joint Secretary to the Treasury.
In 1766,after a short retirement, he became a Lord of the Admiralty and then a Lord of the Treasury in the Grafton administration. In 1772, Jenkinson became a Privy Councillor and Vice Treasurer of Ireland, and in 1775 he purchased the lucrative sinecure of Clerk of the Pells in Ireland and became Master of the Mint.
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