Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty
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Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty GCB, GCH, PC (19 May 1767 – 24 November 1837), was a diplomat. He was an Irish, and later British, MP and a supporter of Pitt.
He was credited with resolving various border disputes in Holland, Germany and Italy at the Congress of Vienna, 1814–15, and in his role as Ambassador to the Netherlands. For his service as ambassador to The Hague, he was awarded the hereditary title of Marquess van Heusden (1815) in the peerage of The Netherlands.
In order to sit in the House of Lords he was Baron Trench (created 4 August 1815) and Viscount Clancarty (created 8 December 1823).
He was a Commissioner for the Affairs of India.
His seat was Garbally Court in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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Member of Parliament for Newtown Limavady 1796–1797 |
Succeeded by ' |
| Preceded by William Power Keating Trench |
Member of Parliament for County Galway 1797–1800 |
Succeeded by Parliament abolished |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New constituency |
Member of Parliament for County Galway 1801–1805 |
Succeeded by Denis Bowes Daly |
| Preceded by Michael Angelo Taylor |
Member of Parliament for Rye 1807 |
Succeeded by Stephen Lushington |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Clanricarde |
Representative peer for Ireland 1808–1837 |
Succeeded by The Lord Clonbrock |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl Bathurst |
President of the Board of Trade 1812–1818 |
Succeeded by Frederick John Robinson |
| Master of the Mint 1812–1814 |
Succeeded by William Wellesley-Pole |
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| Preceded by The Earl of Sandwich |
Postmaster General 1814–1816 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Unknown |
British Ambassador to the Netherlands 1813–1815 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Stuart |
| Preceded by Sir Charles Stuart |
British Ambassador to the Netherlands 1815–1823 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by William Power Keating Trench |
Earl of Clancarty 1805–1837 |
Succeeded by William Thomas Le Poer Trench |
| Titles of Nobility | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Marquess van Heusden 1815–1837 |
Succeeded by William Thomas Le Poer Trench |
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