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Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (died 1808)
Abraham Yates Jr., American lawyer and civil servant (died 1796)
William Blackstone, English lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1780)
James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician (died 1773)
Gabriel Christie, Scottish-Canadian general (died 1799)
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1775)
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (died 1808)
Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (died 1793)
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1803)
Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (died 1807)
Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (died 1796)
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1764)
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1785)
Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (died 1781)
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1785)
Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (died 1781)
John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley, British parliamentarian (died 1781)
George Howard, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Minorca (died 1796)
Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (died 1791)
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (died 1804)