John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden
John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquess Camden (
11 February 1759-
8 October 1840), only son of the
1st Earl, was educated at
Trinity College, Cambridge. In
1780 he was chosen member of parliament for
Bath and he obtained the lucrative position of teller of the
exchequer, an office which he kept until his death, although after
1812 he refused to receive the large income arising from it. In the ministry of
William Pitt, Pratt was successively a lord of the
admiralty and a lord of the
treasury; then, having succeeded his father in the earldom in
1794, he was appointed
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in
1795. Disliked in
Ireland as an opponent of
Roman Catholic emancipation and as the exponent of an unpopular policy, Camden's term of office was one of commotion and alarm, culminating in the rebellion of
1798. Immediately after the suppression of the rising he resigned, and in
1804 became
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies under Pitt, and in
1805 Lord President of the Council. He was again Lord President from
1807 to
1812, after which date he remained for some time in the cabinet without office. In
1812 he was created
Earl of Brecknock and
Marquess Camden. He died on
8 October 1840, and was succeeded by his only son, George Charles (
1799-
1866).
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George Charles Pratt
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|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Charles Pratt
|width="40%" align="center"|Earl Camden
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