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George Macartney should not be confused with Sir George Macartney, a later British statesman.George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney was a British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. He is often remembered for his observation following Britain's success 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". Wikipedia  

✵ 14. May 1737 – 31. May 1806
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