Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston

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Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston FRS (December 4, 1739–April 16, 1802) was a British statesman and noble.

As a member of the British House of Commons, he represented the constituncies of East Looe between 1762 and 1768, Southampton between 1768 to 1774, Hastings between 1774 and 1784, Boroughbridge between 1784 and 1790, Newport, Isle of Wight betwen 1790 and 1796, and Winchester between 1796 and his death in 1802.

He was a appointed to the Board of Trade in 1765, was a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty between 1766 and 1777, and was a Lord of the Treasury from 1777 to 1782.

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by: Henry Temple	Viscount Palmerston 1757–1802	Succeeded by: Henry Temple