Lord George Hammond [91]

  General Notes:

Came from East Riding of Yorkshire.
Was a Master of Arts and Fellow of Merton College,Oxford.
Served as Secretary to David Hartley during the peace talks between the 13 colonies of the USA and GB that would culminate in the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Worked with Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.
Charge d'Affaires at Vienna 1788-1789.
Secretary of Legationat Copenhagen 1790-1791
Secretary of Embassy in Madrid 1790-1791
Minister Plenipetentary to the US 1791-1795
Under secretary of state for foreign affairs 1795-1806
Commissioner of British Claims of France 1814-1828

  Noted events in his life were:

• Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs:

George married Margaret Allen [92] [MRIN: 64], daughter of Andrew Allen [93] and Sarah Close [94].