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- George Macartney should not be confused with Sir George Macartney, a later British statesman.
The Earl Macartney | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Lemuel Francis Abbott | |
| Governor of Grenada | |
| In office 1776–1779 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Sir William Young |
| Succeeded by | Jean-François, comte de Durat |
| Governor of Madras | |
| In office 22 June 1781 – 14 June 1785 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Rumbold |
| Succeeded by | Sir Archibald Campbell |
| Governor of the Cape Colony | |
| In office 1797–1798 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Abraham Josias Sluysken |
| Succeeded by | Francis Dundas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1737 Loughguile, County Antrim, Ireland |
| Died | 31 May 1806 (aged 69) Chiswick, Middlesex, England |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, KB, PC (Ire) (14 May 1737 – 31 May 1806) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat who served as the governor of Grenada, Madras and the British-occupied Cape Colony. He is often remembered for his observation following Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War and subsequent territorial expansion at the Treaty of Paris that Britain now controlled "a vast Empire, on which the sun never sets".