serviceyears monarch branch death_date allegiance birth_date term_end commands death_place imagesize placeofburial_label battles placeofburial order term_start spouse image rank name caption relations predecessor birth_place awards successor primeminister article_title
1752 -- 1806 george iii united kingdom 29 december 1806 kingdom of great britain 22 february 1735 29 july 1766 33rd regiment of foot 72nd regiment of foot goodwood , sussex , england 240px place of burial seven years ' war chichester cathedral secretary of state for the southern department 23 may 1766 mary bruce 3rd duke of richmond.jpg field marshal the duke of richmond portrait by george romney , circa 1777 the mother duke of richmond , father sarah cadogan , henry conway westminster , london , england knight of the garter the earl of shelburne the marquess of rockingham charles lennox , 3rd duke of richmond

charles lennox , 3rd duke of richmond

field marshal charles lennox , 3rd duke of richmond , 3rd duke of lennox , 3rd duke of aubigny , kg , pc , frs -lrb- 22 february 1735 -- 29 december 1806 -rrb- , styled earl of march until 1750 , was a british politician and british army officer .
he associated with the rockingham whigs and rose to hold the post of southern secretary for a brief period .
he was noteworthy for his support for the colonists during the american revolutionary war , his support for a policy of concession in ireland and his advanced views on the issue of parliamentary reform .
he went on to be a reforming master-general of the ordnance first in the rockingham ministry and then in the ministry of william pitt .
