Note 36 — BOOK THE FIRST 1807-1810
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[John, second Earl of Chatham (1756-1835). He held the posts of First Lord of the Admiralty, 1788-1794; Lord Privy Seal, 1794-1796; Lord President of the Council, 1796-1801; Master-General of the Ordnance, 1801-1806; Governor of Gibraltar, 1820-1835. Alison states that, “Lord Castlereagh was constrained by the highest influence to offer the command to the Earl of Chatham.”]