| The Right Honourable The Earl of Dorchester PC, PC (Ire) |
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| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
| In office 1794–1795 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | Sylvester Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Thomas Pelham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1746 |
| Died | 7 March 1808 (aged 61) Park Lane, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Unmarried |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester PC, PC (Ire) (28 March 1746 – 7 March 1808), styled Viscount Milton between 1792 and 1798, was a British politician. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1794 and 1795.
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Dorchester was the second son of Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took his MA in 1767.[1][2]
Lord Dorchester sat as Member of Parliament for Cricklade between 1768 and 1774,[3] for Anstruther Burghs between 1778 and 1780,[4] for Dorchester between 1780 and 1790[5] and for Malton between 1792 and 1798.[6] He also represented Naas in the Irish House of Commons between 1795 and 1798[7] and served under William Pitt the Younger as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1794 and 1795. He was sworn of the English Privy Council in 1794[8] and of the Irish Privy Council in 1795.[9] In 1798 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. Lord Dorchester was also Lord Lieutenant of Dorset from 1803 to 1808.[10]
Lord Dorchester was a great favourite of the Royal family who always stayed with him at his estate in Weymouth.[11] He died unmarried in Park Lane, London,[12] in March 1808, aged 61, when his titles became extinct. His estates were inherited by his cousin John Dawson, 2nd Earl of Portarlington.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Gore Arnold Nesbitt |
Member of Parliament for Cricklade 1768–1774 With: Sir Robert Fletcher |
Succeeded by William Earle Arnold Nesbitt |
| Preceded by Philip Anstruther |
Member of Parliament for Anstruther Burghs 1778–1780 |
Succeeded by Sir John Anstruther, Bt |
| Preceded by John Damer William Ewer |
Member of Parliament for Dorchester 1780–1791 With: William Ewer 1780–1789 Hon. Cropley Ashley 1790 Francis Fane 1790–1791 |
Succeeded by Francis Fane Hon. Cropley Ashley |
| Preceded by Edmund Burke William Weddell |
Member of Parliament for Malton 1792–1798 With: Edmund Burke 1792–1794 Richard Burke 1794–1795 William Baldwin 1795–1798 |
Succeeded by William Baldwin Bryan Cooke |
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Lord Naas Sir James Bond, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Naas 1795–1798 With: Sir James Bond, Bt 1795–1797 Vacant 1797–1798 |
Succeeded by Vacant Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sylvester Douglas |
Chief Secretary for Ireland 1794–1795 |
Succeeded by Hon. Thomas Pelham |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Rivers |
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset 1803–1808 |
Succeeded by The Earl Digby |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Damer |
Earl of Dorchester 1798–1808 |
Extinct |