George Macartney, Earl Macartney and Viscount Macartney ( 1737 - 1806 )

Birth: Ireland (14 May 1737) Death: Corney House, Chiswick, Middlesex (31 March 1806) Career: Envoy to Russia (1764-1766); Ambassador to Russia (1767-1768); MP; Chief Secretary for Ireland (1768-1772); Governor, Caribbean Islands (1776-1784); Privy Councillor (1769); Governor, Madras (1784-1785); Ambassador to China (1792-1794); Governor, Cape of Good Hope Honours: Kt 1764; KB 1772; Baron (Ireland) 1776; Earl and Viscount (Ireland) 1792; Baron (UK) 1796 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 7/06/1792.