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Richard Temple made an enormous contribution to Britain, as a soldier, as a politician, and as the creator of much of the stately home Stowe House. As a soldier he served under Marlborough and rose to the rank of lieutenant-general at the very early age of 34. He distinguished himself at the siege of Lille in 1708. In Whig politics he was instrumental in the fostering of Prime Minister William Pitt, Prime Minister George Grenville and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Lyttelton, all known as Cobham's Cubs. He used his income from his titles and the inheritance of his wife, Anne Halsey to make drastic changes to Stowe House which had been in the Temple family since 1589. He employed John Vanbrugh and gardener Charles Bridgeman. He was also a founding governor of the Foundling Hospital.
1675 Born on 24th Oct, he son of the 3rd Baronet of Stowe |
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