Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1780, Dec. 1 | Born, Ireland [?] |
| circa 1802-1804 | Secretary to British legation, Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (present-day Italy) |
| 1805-1807 | Secretary to British legation to the United States |
| 1808-1810 | British chargé d’affaires, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1811-1812 | Great Britain’s minister plenipotentiary to the United States |
| 1812 | Returned to Great Britain; elected member of Parliament for Cockermouth, England |
| 1814-1824 | British minister plenipotentiary, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1815 | Married Albinia Jane Hobart |
| 1822 | Became member of Privy Council, London, England |
| 1824-1840 | British minister plenipotentiary to Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia (present-day Italy) |
| 1825 | Knighted by King George IV |
| 1831 | Named Baron of Clyde Court, Ardee, County Louth, Ireland |
| 1840 | Retired from diplomatic service and began writing “Notes on the United States...” |
| 1848, Aug. 1 | Died by suicide at Branksea Castle, near Poole, England |