Charles Jenkinson, 1st earl of Liverpool

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Charles Jenkinson, 1st earl of Liverpool (born April 26, 1727, Winchester, Hampshire, England—died December 17, 1808, London) was a politician who held numerous offices in the British government under King George III and was the object of widespread suspicion as well as deference because of his reputed clandestine influence at court. It was believed that he in some way controlled the relationship between the king and Lord North, prime minister (1770–82) during the American Revolution....