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Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English politician, Treasurer of the Navy (died 1712)

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Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds

English statesman

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, was an English Tory statesman. During the reign of Charles II of England, he was the leading figure in the English government for roughly five years in the mid-1670s. Osborne fell out of favour due to corruption and other scandals. He was…
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Treasurer of the Navy

Civilian officer of the Royal Navy

The Treasurer of the Navy, originally called Treasurer of Marine Causes or Paymaster of the Navy, was a civilian officer of the Royal Navy, one of the principal commissioners of the Navy Board responsible for naval finance from 1524 to 1832. The treasurer was based at the Navy…
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