George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
Politician
1737 – 1806
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Who was George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney?
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, KB was an Irish-born British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. He is often remembered for his observation following Britain's success in the Seven Years War and subsequent territorial expansion at the Treaty of Paris that Britain now controlled "a vast Empire, on which the sun never sets".
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