The Earl of Egremont | |
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Secretary of State for the Southern Department | |
In office 9 October 1761 – 21 August 1763 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Bute George Grenville |
Preceded by | William Pitt |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Halifax |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 August 1710 |
Died | 21 August 1763 | (aged 53)
Spouse | Hon. Alicia Maria Carpenter |
Children | |
Parent(s) | Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet Catherine Seymour |
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, PC (19 August 1710 – 21 August 1763), of Orchard Wyndham in Somerset, Petworth House in Sussex, and of Egremont House in Mayfair, London, was a British statesman who served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1761 to 1763.