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William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1717)
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William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, PC, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 38 years from 1740 to 1778. He was best known for his two periods as Secretary at War during Britain's involvement in the Seven Years War and American War…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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