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Henry Seymour Conway, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (born 1721)

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Henry Seymour Conway

British Army officer and politician (1721–1795)

Field Marshal Henry Seymour Conway was a British Army officer and politician. A brother of the 1st Marquess of Hertford, and cousin of Horace Walpole, he began his military career in the War of the Austrian Succession. He held various political offices including Chief Secretary…
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Secretary of State for the Northern Department

Former cabinet position in Great Britain

The secretary of state for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of Great Britain up to 1782. Following this, the Northern Department became the Foreign Office, and the position evolved into the foreign secretary.
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