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Hawkesbury or Hawksbury may refer to: People *Baron Hawkesbury, or Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1727-1808), English statesman Places Australia * Hawkesbury Island, Queensland, an island *Hawkesbury River, a river in New South Wales *City of Hawkesbury a local government area in New South Wales *Electoral district of Hawkesbury, a seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Canada * Hawkesbury Island, an island in British Columbia * Hawkesbury, Ontario, a town ** Hawkesbury Airport, or ''Hawkesbury (West) Airport'' (TC: CNV4) ** Hawkesbury (East) Airport (TC: CPG5) ** Hawkesbury (Windover Field) Airport (TC: CPD8) * Port Hawkesbury, a town in Nova Scotia ** Port Hawkesbury Airport (IATA: YPS, ICAO: CYPD) New Zealand * Hawksbury, New Zealand, a locality near Waikouaiti United Kingdom *Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, a village in Gloucestershire *Hawkesbury, Warwickshire, a village in Warwickshire **Hawkesbury Junction, a canal junction near the village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl Of Liverpool
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (26 April 1729 – 17 December 1808), known as Lord Hawkesbury between 1786 and 1796, was a British statesman. He was the father of Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. Early years, family and education He was born in Winchester, the eldest son of Colonel Charles Jenkinson (1693–1750) and Amarantha (daughter of Wolfran Cornewall). The earl was the grandson of Sir Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Baronet, of Walcot, Oxfordshire. The Jenkinson family was descended from Anthony Jenkinson (died 1611), who was a sea-captain, merchant, and traveller and the first known Englishman to penetrate into Central Asia. Liverpool was educated at Charterhouse School and University College, Oxford, where he graduated Master of Arts in 1752. Political career In 1761, Liverpool entered parliament as member for Cockermouth and was made Under-Secretary of State by Lord Bute. He won the favour of George III, and when Bute retired Jenkinson bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
