Field Marshal His Grace The Duke of Richmond KG PC FRS |
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Portrait by George Romney, circa 1777
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Secretary of State for the Southern Department | |
In office 23 May 1766 – 29 July 1766 |
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Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Rockingham |
Preceded by | Henry Conway |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Shelburne |
Personal details | |
Born |
Westminster, London, England |
22 February 1735
Died | 29 December 1806 Goodwood, Sussex, England |
(aged 71)
Spouse(s) | Mary Bruce |
Relations | The Duke of Richmond, Father Sarah Cadogan, Mother |
Awards | Knight of the Garter |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1752–1806 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Commands |
33rd Regiment of Foot 72nd Regiment of Foot |
Battles/wars | Seven Years' War |
Field Marshal Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Aubigny, KG PC FRS (22 February 1735 – 29 December 1806), styled Earl of March until 1750, was a British politician and British Army officer. He associated with the Rockingham Whigs and rose to hold the post of Southern Secretary for a brief period. He was noteworthy for his support for the colonists during the American Revolutionary War, his support for a policy of concession in Ireland and his advanced views on the issue of parliamentary reform. He went on to be a reforming Master-General of the Ordnance first in the Rockingham ministry and then in the ministry of William Pitt.
The son of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Sarah Lennox, daughter of William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan, and brother of the famous Lennox sisters, he was educated at Westminster School and Leiden University and succeeded his father as Duke of Richmond in August 1750. He was commissioned as an ensign in the 2nd Foot Guards in March 1752, promoted to captain in the 20th Regiment of Foot on 18 June 1753 and was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society on 11 December 1755.