Sheffield, John Holroyd, Earl of, 1735-1821
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Name (Latin)
Sheffield, John Holroyd, Earl of, 1735-1821
Other forms of name
Holroyd, John, Earl of Sheffield, 1735-1821
Sheffield, John Holroyd, Earl of
Date of birth
1735-12-21
Date of death
1821-05-30
Gender
male
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Portrait of John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821)
John Jones
/ After Joshua Reynolds
, Public domain
File:Holroyd memorial tablet.jpg
Antiquary, CC BY 4.0
File:John Baker Holroyd, Lord Sheffield.jpg
George Romney
, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, (21 December 1735 – 30 May 1821) was an Anglo-Irish politician and soldier. He was a leading authority on agriculture and commerce and appointed President of the Board of Agriculture in 1803. He is also remembered as the close friend and patron of eminent historian Edward Gibbon, to whom he acted as literary executor and editor.
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