British political leader and orator who directed his country's military effort during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). |
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British prime minister (1783-1801 and 1804-1806). He accomplished the Act of Union between Ireland and Britain (1800) but was unsuccessful in his efforts to achieve Catholic emancipation. |
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