Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington

The Right Honourable Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
*Born: 1618
*Died: 28 July 1685
==Known as==
*1618-1657: Henry Bennet, Esq.
*1657-1662: Sir Henry Bennet
*1662-1665: The Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Bennet
*1664-1672: The Lord Arlington, P.C.
*1672-1672: The Earl of Arlington, P.C.
*1672-1685: The Earl of Arlington, K.G., P.C.
==Education==
*Westminster School
*Christ Church, Oxford
==Political Offices==
*Minister to Spain, 1658-1661
*Keeper of the Privy Purse, 1661-1662
*Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1662-1674
*Postmaster-General, 1665-1685
*Lord Chamberlain, 1674-1685
==Lord Lieutenancies==
*Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, 1681-1684
==Peerage Titles==
*14 March 1665: created Baron Arlington, in the Peerage of England
*22 April 1672: created Earl of Arlington, Viscount Thetford, and Baron Arlington, in the Peerage of England
==Orders of Chivalry==
*Knight bachelor, 1657
*Knight of the Garter, 15 June 1672
==Privy Council==
*Privy Counsellor, 1662
==Parliamentary Seats==
*Member of Parliament for Callington, 1661-1665
Bennet, Henry, 1st Earl of Arlington
Category:Secretaries of State