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ted at Trinity college, Dublin, and 
proceeded M. A. there in 17593 ap- 
pointed envoy-extraordinary to the 
empress of Russia, August 22, 1764. 
In June, 1766, the most ancient 
and royal arder of the white eagle 
was conferred onhim by the king of 
Poland; appointed, Nov. 20, 1767, 
envoy-extraordinary and plenipo- 
tentiary, tothe court of St. Peters- 
burgh ; principal secretary of Ire- 
Jand, under lord Townshend, Jan. 1, 
1769; and sworn of the privy 
‘council there, March 30, following ; 
nominated a knight of the Bath, 
June, 1772, and installed at West- 
minster, by proxy, on the 15th of 
that month; governor-in-chiel, 
and captain-general of the islands 
of Grenada, the Grenadines, and 
Tobago, in December, 1775; go- 
vernor and president of Fort St. 
George, in December, 1780; go- 
vernor-gencral of Bengal, February 
1785, which he declined accepting, 
and the Kast India Company settled 
on him 15001. perannum. May 3, 
1792, appointed ambassador extra- 
ordinary and plenipotentiary to the 
emperor of China; and the same 
day sworn ef his majesty’s privy- 
council at St. James’s. He was 
chosen member for Cockermouth, 
in the British parliament, in April 
4767 ; and for Armagh, in the lrish 
parliament, July following; in 
October, 1774, member in the Bri- 
tish parliament for the boroughs of 
Air, Irwin, Rothsay, Campbell- 
town, and Inverary; created lord 
Maeartney, baron of Lissanouve, 
by patent dated July 19, 1776; 
chosen: member for Beralstone, in 
Devonshire, September, 1780; ad- 
- vanced to the dignity of earl of Ma. 
cartney, and viscount Dervock, 
August 1, 1792; and ercated an 
English peer, June §, 1796, by the 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806, 
title of baron Macartney of Park. 
hurst, in the county of Surrey. 
His lordship’s remains were interred 
at Chiswick, quite privately; in 
compliance with his will. The Ac- 
count of his Embassy, by sir George 
Staunton, was printed, 1797, in 
three volume, 4to, with plates, and 
afterwards in four yolumes, 8vo.— 
Earl Macartney, was indebted for 
his elevation in the world to lord | 
Tiolland, the father of Mr. Fox. 
He was originally intended for phy- | 
sic, and was travelling abroad toim- 
prove himself in that science, when 
he formed an intimacy with Mr. 
Stephen Fox, the elder brother of 
the late secretary of state for the 
foreign department, and father of 
the present lord Holland. At this 
time Mr. Macartney rendered his 
friend some very essential service ; 
what it was we do not pretend to 
state, but it was of a nature to — 
awaken the most grateful sentiments 
of the then lord Holland, who, 
though he was not popular as a pub- 
lic character, had many private vir- 
tues; and among them may be num~ 
bered a never failing spirit of re- 
muneration for good offices to him- 
self, or any branch of his family. 
He, therefore, became the warn 
patron and friend of Mr. Macartney, 
whose qualities and talents justified 
that partiality which invited him to— 
leave the pursuit of medicine for 
that of politics. At this time it was 
thought adviseable to send a Minis 
ter to St. Petersburgh, whose per- 
sonal qualifications might render him 
agreeable to the empress Catherine, 
and Mr. Macartney’ was accordingly 
appointed to succeed the earl of 
Buckinghamshire at that court. 
Whatshis personal favour ‘might 
have been, we are not exaetly qua- 
lified to mention ; but in the nego- 
ciation® 
