Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis

The Earl of Powis
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
21 November 1805 – 12 March 1806
MonarchGeorge III
Preceded byThe Earl of Hardwicke
Succeeded byThe Duke of Bedford
Personal details
Born7 March 1754
Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London, England
Died16 May 1839(1839-05-16) (aged 85)
45 Berkeley Square, London, England
Resting placeBromfield Parish Church
Spouse
(m. 1784; died 1830)
Children
Parent(s)Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
Margaret Maskelyne
Alma materEton College
Christ Church, Oxford

Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis, PC (7 March 1754 – 16 May 1839), known as the Lord Clive between 1774 and 1804, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1794 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Clive.


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