Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty

The Earl of Clancarty
Portrait by Joseph Paelinck, 1817
President of the Board of Trade
In office
29 September 1812 – 24 January 1818
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Liverpool
Preceded byThe Earl Bathurst
Succeeded byHon. F. J. Robinson
Personal details
Born(1767-05-19)19 May 1767
Died24 November 1837(1837-11-24) (aged 70)
PartyTory
Spouse(s)Henrietta Margaret Staples
(c. 1770–1847)
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
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Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty, 1st Marquess of Heusden GCB GCH PC (19 May 1767 – 24 November 1837), styled The Honourable from 1797 to 1803 and then Viscount Dunlo to 1805, was an Anglo-Irish peer, a nobleman in the Dutch nobility, and a diplomat. He was an Irish, and later British, Member of Parliament and a supporter of Pitt. Additionally he was appointed Postmaster General of Ireland, and later, of the United Kingdom.