Addington
henry, viscount sidmouth
[sid-muh th] /ˈsɪd məθ/ (show ipa), 1757–1844, british statesman: prime minister 1801–04.
contemporary examples
addington, like his boss, has also been caricatured as just short of satanic.
the cheney you don’t know matt latimer october 11, 2010
historical examples
in the course of the memoir, there is a letter of addington’s, speaking of sheridan’s famous speech on the begum question.
blackwood’s edinburgh magazine, volume 61, no. 378, april, 1847 various
when there were magnates in addington, james had been a poor boy.
the prisoner alice brown
the peril of the nation forced addington from office and recalled pitt to power.
history of the english people, volume viii (of 8) john richard green
he knew perfectly what the att-tude of addington would be to him.
the prisoner alice brown
tomline’s decision, that pitt could never accept a sinecure from addington, is indisputable.
william pitt and the great war john holland rose
miss amabel was pure addington in all her unconsidered impulses.
the prisoner alice brown
the charge was unfair; for at that crisis pitt could not stand by and see the national resources frittered away by addington.
william pitt and the great war john holland rose
addington, to a woman, knew exactly the ideal thing for esther to have done.
the prisoner alice brown
addington, describing this visit, remarked that pitt had become one of his family.
william pitt and the great war john holland rose
noun
henry, 1st viscount sidmouth. 1757–1844, british statesman; prime minister (1801–04) and home secretary (1812–21)
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