Downshire, Wills Hill, Marquis of, 1718-1793
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Downshire, Wills Hill, Marquis of, 1718-1793
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Downshire, Wills Hill, 1st marquis of, 1718-1793
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Downshire, Wills Hill, 1st marquis of, 1718-1793
Downshire, Wills Hill, 1718-1793
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Downshire, Wills Hill, 1718-1793
Downshire, Wills Hill, 1st Marquess Of
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Downshire, Wills Hill
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Downshire, Wills Hill 1718-1793 Marquis of
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Hillsborough, Earl of, 1718-1793
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Hillsborough, Earl of, 1718-1793
Harwich, Baron, 1718-1793
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Hill, Wills Marquis of Downshire 1718-1793
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Hillsborough, Wills Hill, Earl of, 1718-1793
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Wills Hill (1718-1793), known as the Earl of Hillsborough, and later Marquis of Downshire.
British politician. Succeeded his father as Viscount Hillsborough in the peerage of Ireland, 1742; created Earl of Hillsborough in the peerage of Ireland, 1751; Baron Harwich in the peerage of Great Britain, 1756; Marquis of Downshire in the peerage of Ireland, 1789. As a member of Parliament, secretary of state for the colonies, and president of the Board of Trade, he advocated a harsh and inflexible policy toward the American colonies.
British statesman.
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