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The Public Life of the Earl of Macartney (Paperback)
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The Public Life of the Earl of Macartney (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries, Volume 1
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George Macartney (1737-1806) had a long and distinguished political
and diplomatic career. He held the post of Secretary for Ireland,
was successively governor of Grenada, Madras and the Cape Colony,
and served as trade envoy to Russia and China. The son of an Irish
landowner, Macartney rose in his profession through diligent
diplomacy, perseverance, ambition and integrity; he gradually
advanced in both the British and Irish peerage. This two-volume
biography by Sir John Barrow, who had accompanied Macartney to
China and the Cape, was first published in 1807, and draws heavily
on official documents from Macartney's periods in office. Volume 1
contains a chronological account of Macartney's professional life,
focusing particularly on the challenges he faced while Governor of
Madras in the 1780s, including military threats, wrangling over
fiscal policies, the extension of Fort St George, and plans for a
Madras police force.
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