Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
(1757-1844), Prime MinisterRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 78 portraits
Addington was invited to be Prime Minister in 1801, when William Pitt resigned after the King refused to grant Catholic MPs the right to sit in Parliament. Known for his reactionary politics, Addington was opposed to the abolition of slavery and Catholic emancipation.
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