NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Fitzherbert, Alleyne (1753-1839) 1st Baron St Helens, diplomat DNB: Fitzherbert, Alleyne, Baron St Helens (1753-1839), diplomatist LBT ID: LdStHel1 VIAF ID: 54903879 | B/BAP: 1753-03-01 DIED: 1839-02-19 |
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English diplomat educated at Eton and St. John's college Cambridge; he was
envoy-extraordinary to Russia (1783-87), chief secretary for Ireland (1787-89) and
ambassador at Madrid (1790-94); he was raised to the peerage in 1791. | |