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Richard Boyle, 1st earl of Cork: Quick Facts

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Born October 13, 1566 • Canterbury • England
Died September 15, 1643 (aged 76) • Youghal • Ireland
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Sir Edward Poynings
English lord deputy of Ireland
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Sir Anthony Saint Leger
English lord deputy of Ireland
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Arthur Chichester, Baron Chichester
English lord deputy of Ireland
Carnarvon, Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th earl of
Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th earl of Carnarvon
British statesman
Sir John Perrot, engraving by U. Green, 1584
Sir John Perrot
lord deputy of Ireland
Full-length portrait of King George III in a red military uniform and black bicorne hat, standing outdoors with a distant building and cloudy sky in the background.
George III
king of Great Britain
Frank Holl: Joseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
British politician and social reformer
Earl of Totnes, detail of an oil painting after a portrait, c. 1615–20; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
George Carew, earl of Totnes
English administrator
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Sir Frank Swettenham
British colonial official
James Edward Oglethorpe
James Edward Oglethorpe
British military officer
Harry Hamilton Johnston
Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston
British explorer
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Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey
British statesman
Arthur Phillip
Arthur Phillip
British admiral
Earl Amherst, detail of an oil painting after A. Devis; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
William Pitt Amherst, lst Earl Amherst
British diplomat
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Sir Alfred Sharpe
British colonial administrator
Frederick Lugard
Frederick Lugard
British colonial administrator
Dalhousie, detail of an oil painting by Sir John Watson-Gordon, 1847; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
James Andrew Broun Ramsay, marquess and 10th earl of Dalhousie
governor-general of India
Thomas Stamford Raffles
Sir Stamford Raffles
British colonial agent
Milner, detail of an oil painting by Hugh de Twenebrokes Glazebrook, 1901; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner
British diplomat
Sir Hercules Robinson
Sir Hercules Robinson
British colonial governor