Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Clarendon PC |
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| Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Augustus III | |
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In office 1738–1742 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Maria Theresa | |
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In office 1742–1743 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Frederick II of Prussia | |
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In office 1746–1748 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Member of Parliament for Tamworth |
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In office 1747–1756 |
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| Prime Minister |
Henry Pelham The Duke of Newcastle |
| Preceded by | Lord John Sackville |
| Succeeded by | William de Grey |
| Postmaster General | |
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In office 1763–1765 |
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| Prime Minister | George Grenville |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Egmont |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Bessborough |
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In office 1786 – his death |
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| Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Tankerville |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Walsingham |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 1771–1782 |
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| Prime Minister | The Lord North |
| Preceded by | The Lord Strange |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Ashburton |
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In office 1783–1786 |
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| Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Derby |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Hawkesbury |
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| Born | 1709 |
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(aged 76/77) Watford, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Charlotte Capell |
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| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Politician and diplomat |
Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon PC (1709 – 11 December 1786) was a British politician and diplomat from the Villiers family.
Clarendon was the second son of William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey and his wife Judith Herne, daughter of Frederick Herne.
Villiers received his education at Eton College and then Queens' College, Cambridge. Following his graduation, he became a diplomat.
Villiers became the British envoy to both the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Electorate of Saxony from 1740 to 1747. At the time both realms were in personal union under Augustus III of Poland. He was also sent to Vienna, capital of the Archduchy of Austria, as an envoy to the court of Maria Theresa of Austria from 1742 to 1743. He was last sent to Berlin, capital of the Kingdom of Prussia, as an envoy to the court of Frederick II of Prussia from 1746 to 1748.
Villiers was also involved in domestic politics as a member of the British Whig Party which at the time dominated the Parliament of Great Britain. He was elected to Parliament in the British general election, 1747. He sat as a Member of Parliament for Tamworth from 1747 to 1756. He retired from all diplomatic offices at this time.
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