Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
The Duke of Richmond | |
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c. 1777 portrait of Richmond by George Romney | |
| Secretary of State for the Southern Department | |
| In office 23 May 1766 – 29 July 1766 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Rockingham |
| Preceded by | Henry Seymour Conway |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Shelburne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1735 Westminster, London |
| Died | 29 December 1806 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Chichester Cathedral |
| Spouse | Lady Mary Bruce |
| Parent(s) | Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Lennox Lady Sarah Cadogan |
| Awards | Knight of the Garter |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army British Militia |
| Years of service | 1752–1806 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands | 33rd Regiment of Foot 72nd Regiment of Foot Sussex Militia |
| Battles/wars | Seven Years' War |
Field Marshal Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, KG, PC, FRS (22 February 1735 – 29 December 1806), styled Earl of March until 1750, was British politician and military officer. Associated with the Rockingham Whigs, Richmond briefly served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department for a three-month period in 1766. His support for the Patriots during the American War of Independence along with concession in Ireland and parliamentary reform in Britain led Richmond to be nicknamed "the Radical Duke". He is believed by many to be the source of the second parchment copy of the United States Declaration of Independence, known as the Sussex Declaration. Richmond went on to be a reforming Master-General of the Ordnance first in the first Rockingham ministry and then in the first Pitt ministry.