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Leoline Jenkins, Welsh lawyer, jurist, and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (born 1625)

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Leoline Jenkins

Welsh Politician

Sir Leoline Jenkins was a Welsh academic, diplomat involved in the negotiation of international treaties, jurist and politician. He was a clerical lawyer who served as Judge of the High Court of Admiralty from 1668 to 1685, and enjoyed a high reputation for judicial integrity.…
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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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