Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley (29 April 1766 - 8 February 1851) was an English politician. April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ...

He was the fifth son of Henry Vansittart (d. 1770 or 1771), governor of Bengal, and was born in London. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, he took his degree in 1787, and was called to the bar at Lincolns Inn. He began his public career by writing pamphlets in defence of the administration of William Pitt, especially on its financial side, and in May 1796 became member of parliament for Hastings, retaining his seat until July 1802, when he was returned for Old Sarum. 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Christ Church, Oxford - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Barristers: traditional dress. ... Lincolns Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. ... William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759–23 January 1806) was a British politician during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Hastings is a town and local government district in South East England, in the county of East Sussex. ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This history article needs to be wikified. ...

In February 1801 he was sent on a diplomatic errand to Copenhagen, and shortly after his return was appointed joint Secretary to the Treasury, a position which he retained until the resignation of Addington's ministry in April 1804. Owing to the influence of his friend, the Duke of Cumberland, he became Chief Secretary for Ireland under Pitt in January 1805, resigning his office in the following September. With Addington, now Viscount Sidmouth, he joined the government of Fox and Grenville as secretary to the treasury in February 1806, leaving office with Sidmouth just before the fall of the ministry in March 1807. 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... City nickname: none Location in Denmark Area  - Total  - Water 526 km² xxx km² xx% Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density 502,204 1,116,979 954/km2 [including water] xxx/km2 [land only] Time zone Eastern: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 55°43 N 12°34 W Copenhagen (Danish: København) is... This article is about various offices in the government of the United Kingdom. ... Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (May 30, 1757 - February 15, 1844) was a British statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Ernest Augustus I of Hanover Ernest Augustus I, King of Hanover (5 June 1771 - 18 November 1851), also known (1799-1837) as the Duke of Cumberland was the fifth son and eighth child of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. ... The Chief Secretary was the most important position for determining Ireland after the Lord Lieutenant, and was frequently a cabinet level position in the 19th and early twentieth centuries. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Right Honourable Charles James Fox (January 24, 1749 - September 13, 1806) was an English politician. ... William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (October 25, 1759 - January 12, 1834), was a British statesman and Prime Minister. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

During these and the next few years Vansittart's reputation as a financier was gradually rising. In 1809 he proposed and carried without opposition in the House of Commons thirty-eight resolutions on financial questions, and only his loyalty to Sidmouth prevented him from joining the cabinet of Spencer Perceval as chancellor of the exchequer in October 1809. He opposed an early resumption of cash payments in 1811, and became Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Earl of Liverpool succeeded Perceval in May 1812. Having forsaken Old Sarum, he had represented Helston from November 1806 to June 1812; and after being member for East Grinstead for a few weeks, was returned for Harwich in October 1812. Financier (IPA: /ˌfi nãn ˈsjei/) is an elegant term for a person who handles large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable Spencer Perceval (November 1, 1762 – May 11, 1812) was a British Statesman and Prime Minister. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Right Honourable Gordon Brown, PC, MP, current Chancellor of the Exchequer The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the ancient title held by the British cabinet minister whose responsibilities are akin to the posts of Minister for Finance or Secretary of the Treasury in other jurisdictions. ... Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (June 7, 1770 - December 4, 1828) was a British statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Helston is a small town in Cornwall, England, at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... East Grinstead is an historic town in north-east West Sussex in the UK near the East Sussex, Surrey and Kent borders, and only a few miles from Ashdown Forest. ... (This article is about the town in England. ...

When Vansittart became chancellor of the exchequer the country was burdened with heavy taxation and an enormous debt. Nevertheless, the continuance of the Napoleonic Wars compelled him to increase the customs duties and other taxes, and in 1813 he introduced a complicated scheme for dealing with the sinking fund. Debt is that which is owed. ... Napoleonic Wars are the wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule of France. ... Customs is the plural of custom, a common practice among a group of people, see Norm (sociology) Customs duty is a tariff or tax on the import or export of goods. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Sinking Fund was a device used in the 18th century to reduce national debt. ...

In 1816, after the conclusion of peace, a large decrease in taxation was generally desired, and there was a loud cutcry when the chancellor proposed only to reduce, not to abolish, the property or income tax. The abolition of this tax, however, was carried in parliament, and Vansittart was also obliged to remit the extra tax on malt, meeting a large deficiency principally by borrowing. He devoted considerable attention to effecting real or supposed economies with regard to the national debt. He carried an elaborate scheme for handing over the payment of naval and military pensions to contractors, who would be paid a fixed annual sum for forty-five years; but no one was found willing to undertake this contract, although a modified plan on the same lines was afterwards adopted. 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Income tax is a direct tax which is levied on the income of private individuals. ... MALT also means mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue. ... Government debt (public debt, national debt) is money owed by government, at any level (central government, federal government, national government, municipal government, local government, regional government). ... A Navy is the branch of a countrys military forces principally designated for naval warfare, namely maritime or ocean-borne combat operations and other functions. ... A pension (also known as superannuation) is a retirement plan intended to provide a person with a secure income for life. ...

Vansittart became very unpopular in the country, and he resigned his office in December 1822. His system of finance was severely criticized by Huskisson, Tierney, Brougham, Hume and Ricardo. On his resignation Liverpool offered Vansittart the post of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Accepting this offer in February 1823, he was created Baron Bexley in March, and granted a pension of £3000 a year. He resigned in January 1828. In. the House of Lords, Bexley took very little part in public business, although he introduced the Spitalfields Weavers Bill in 1823, and voted for the removal of Catholic Emancipation in 1824. He took a good deal of interest in the British and Foreign Bible Mission, the Church Missionary Society and kindred bodies, and assisted in founding King's College, London. He died at Foots Cray, Kent, on 8 February 1851. His wife, whom he married in July 1806, was Isabella (d. 1810), daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, and as he had no issue the title became extinct on his death. There are nine volumes of Vansittart's papers in the British Museum. 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... William Huskisson (March 11, 1770 - September 15, 1830), was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for Liverpool. ... Lord Henry Peter Brougham Baron Brougham & Vaux sitting as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (September 19, 1778 - May 7, 1868) was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. ... David Ricardo (April 18, 1772 — September 11, 1823), a British political economist, is often credited with systematizing economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists. ... The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the British government. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... Catholic Emancipation was a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity and the Test Acts. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Kings College London (often abbreviated to KCL) in London is one of the largest colleges in the federal University of London, with 19,500 registered students. ... Foots Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley near to the town of Sidcup. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland (1745 - 1814), English statesman, son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Bart. ... The main entrance to the British Museum The British Museum is one of the worlds largest and most important museums of ancient history. ...

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