George Macartney (1737 1806) was a British statesman, diplomat and administrator who held a succession of important appointments. In 1764 he was sent as envoy extraordinary to Russia, but described the Russian nobility as 'vain, petulant, inconsequent, indiscreet, and changeable'. After several years as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1767 1772) and a governorship in the West Indies, he served as Governor of Madras in the early 1780s, a difficult role surrounded by controversy and intrigue. In 1792 1794 he travelled to China on behalf of the government and the East India Company on a mission to...
George Macartney (1737 1806) was a British statesman, diplomat and administrator who held a succession of important appointments. In 1764 he was sent ...
