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Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet
b.25 Apr 1628
d.27 Jan 1699
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  1. Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet1628 - 1699
  2. John Temple1632 - 1705
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  • H.  Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet1628 - 1699
  • W.  Dorothy Osborne1627 - 1695
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Name Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Apr 1628
Marriage to Dorothy Osborne
Death[1] 27 Jan 1699
Reference Number? Q2248538?


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Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (25 April 162827 January 1699) was an English diplomat, statesman and essayist. An important diplomat, he was recalled in 1679, and for a brief period was a leading advisor to Charles II, with whom he then fell out. He retired to the country, and thereafter occupied himself with gardening and writing. He is best remembered today for two aspects of his life after retirement: a passage on the designs of Chinese gardens, written without ever having seen one, and for employing the young Jonathan Swift as his secretary. The first is sometimes given as a early indication of the English landscape garden style, praising irregularity in design.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Sir William Temple, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
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