George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe — George Bubb Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe PC (1691 ndash; July 28, 1762) was an English politician and nobleman.Christened simply George Bubb, he acquired the surname Dodington around the time his uncle George Dodington died in 1720 and left him… … Wikipedia
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DODINGTON, GEORGE BUBB — an English politician, notorious for his fickleness, siding now with this party, now with that; worked for and won a peerage before he died; with all his pretensions, and they were many, a mere flunkey at bottom (1691 1762) … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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List of ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Spain — The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Spain is the United Kingdom s foremost diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Spain, and in charge of the UK s diplomatic mission in Spain. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty s Ambassador to … Wikipedia
Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery — The Earl of Orrery Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery KT PC FRS (28 July 1674 – 28 August 1731) was an English nobleman, statesman and patron of the sciences. The second son of Roger Boyle, 2nd Earl of Orrery and his wife Lady Mary Sackville… … Wikipedia
