The Lord le Despencer | |
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2nd Postmaster-General | |
In office 1765–1781 | |
Prime Minister | Various |
Preceded by | The Earl of Bessborough |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Barrington |
Master of the Great Wardrobe | |
In office 1763–1765 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | The Earl Gower |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Ashburnham |
Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 1762–1763 | |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Bute |
Preceded by | The Viscount Barrington |
Succeeded by | George Grenville |
Treasurer of the Chamber | |
In office 1761–1762 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | Charles Townshend |
Succeeded by | Sir Gilbert Elliot |
Member of Parliament for New Romney | |
In office 1741–1761 | |
Preceded by | Sir Robert Austen |
Succeeded by | Thomas Knight |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1708 Westminster, Middlesex, England |
Died | 1 December 1781 West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England |
Political party | Tory |
Spouse |
Sarah Gould (m. 1745) |
Children | Rachel Fanny Antonina Lee (illegitimate) |
Parent(s) | Sir Francis Dashwood, 1st Baronet Lady Mary Fane |
Education | Eton College |
Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer, PC, FRS (December 1708 – 11 December 1781) was an English politician and rake, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1762–1763) and founder of the Hellfire Club.