Addington, Henry

Henry Eddington , 1st Viscount Sidmouth ( born Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth , May 30, 1757 - February 15, 1844 ) - British statesman. Deputy since 1784. Speaker of the House of Commons since 1789. 17th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and simultaneously Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1801 to 1804 .

Henry Eddington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
17th Prime Minister of Great Britain March 17, 1801 - May 10, 1804
Monarch	George III
Predecessor	William Pitt Jr.
Successor	William Pitt Jr.
Birth	May 30, 1757 ( 1757-05-30 ) Bedford Row, Holborn , London
Death	February 15, 1844 ( 1844-02-15 ) (86 years old) White Lodge, Richmond Park, Richmond, London
Burial place
Father	Anthony Eddington
Mother	Mary eddington
The consignment	Tori
Education	Brasenose College, Oxford
Religion
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Henry Eddington's father, Anthony Eddington, was the personal physician of William Pitt Sr. The peculiarity of the position of the father served as a close friendship in the childhood of Henry and William Pitt Jr.

Concluded in March 1802, the Amiens peace with France negatively affected the state of the country. The financial crisis, the loss of continental markets, and crop failures led to famine and social unrest.