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Rare Piece Signed Henry Addington, 1757- 1844 Prime Minister 1801 With Wax Crest Seal. Piece Size 2 ¾ by 1 inches Personally Signed by Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (born May 30, 1757, London-died Feb. 15, 1844, Richmond, Surrey, Eng.) was a British Prime Minister from March 1801 to May 1804. Honest but unimaginative and inflexibly Conservative, he proved unable to cope with the problems of the Napoleonic Wars, and later, in his decade as home secretary, he made himself unpopular by his harsh measures against political and economic malcontents. The son of a prominent physician who treated the Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder), Addington was a friend of the younger Pitt from childhood. A member of the House of Commons from 1784, he became its speaker in 1789. The younger Pitt, whose position favouring Roman Catholic emancipation was opposed by King George 111, left office on March 14, 1801; and the King chose Addington, an uncompromising Anglican, to replace Pitt as prime minister. The new government benefitted from British victories at Copenhagen, Cairo, and Alexandria, and its popularity was further enhanced by the Treaty of Amiens (signed March 27, 1802) with Napoleonic France. When the war was renewed (May 1803), Addington’s incapacity became obvious, and the next year he surrendered the premiership to Pitt. Created Viscount Sidmouth in January 1805, he then served as Lord President of the Council (1805, 1806-07, 1812) and Lord privy Seal. (1806). With Wax Crest Seal enclosed. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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