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George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville

1716 - 1785

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Major-General George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, PC (26 January 1716 – 26 August 1785) was a British Army officer, politician, and government official, who served as Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1775 to 1782. Serving in the North ministry during the American War of Independence, he was a hardliner, "the chief architect the American War in Britain," receiving significant blame for Britain's defeat in the conflict. Germain's issuance of confusing instructions to British commanders in North America coupled with his failure to understand either the geography of Britain's American colonies or the determination of the rebels' resolve have led historians to support such arguments. He served in the British army in the War of the Austrian Succession and in Seven Years' War, including at the decisive Battle of Minden, after which he was court-martialled. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville is the 17,434th most popular politician (down from 16,228th in 2024), the 5,669th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,724th in 2019) and the 645th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville ranks 17,434 out of 19,576. Before him are Nika Melia, Shashi Tharoor, John Bright, Ed Markey, William J. Duane, and John B. Anderson. After him are Nello Musumeci, Cécile Kyenge, Hrant Bagratyan, Stéphane Séjourné, Anand Satyanand, and Thomas Corwin.

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Among people born in 1716, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville ranks 22. Before him are Pehr Kalm, Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Jean François de Saint-Lambert, Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, and Otto von Münchhausen.  Among people deceased in 1785, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville ranks 25. Before him are Ali-Morad Khan Zand, Gottfried August Homilius, János Sajnovics, Stephen Hopkins, Ventura Rodríguez, and John Belchier.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville ranks 5,671 out of 8,785. Before him are John Bright (1811), Donald Burgess (1933), Edna Best (1900), Alan Kelly Jr. (1968), Kevin Warwick (1954), and Jeffrey Hammond (1946). After him are Dee Palmer (1937), James Abbott (1807), Andrew Flintoff (1977), Billy Liddell (1922), Catherine Tate (1968), and Rod Temperton (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville ranks 645. Before him are Tebbs Lloyd Johnson (1900), Nick Clegg (1967), Harry Atkinson (1831), Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536), Shashi Tharoor (1956), and John Bright (1811). After him are Graham Watson (1956), David Thompson (1961), William Lyon Mackenzie (1795), Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851), Francis Lewis (1713), and Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford (1960).

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