Thomas Babington Macaulay

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, PC, FRS, FRSE (/ˈbæbɪŋtən məˈkɔːli/; 25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was a British historian and Whig politician, who served as the Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841, and as the Paymaster General between 1846 and 1848.

For another person with the name, see Thomas Babington Macaulay (Nigeria).
"Baron Macaulay" redirects here. For the British Labour politician, see Donald Macaulay, Baron Macaulay of Bragar.
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The Right Honourable
The Lord Macaulay
PC FRS FRSE
Photogravure of Macaulay by Antoine Claudet
Secretary at War
In office
27 September 1839 – 30 August 1841
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Melbourne
Preceded byViscount Howick
Succeeded bySir Henry Hardinge
Paymaster General
In office
7 July 1846 – 8 May 1848
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterLord John Russell
Preceded byHon. Bingham Baring
Succeeded byThe Earl Granville
Personal details
Born(1800-10-25)25 October 1800
Leicestershire, England
Died28 December 1859(1859-12-28) (aged 59)
London, England
Political partyWhig
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionHistorian
Signature

Macaulay's The History of England, which expressed his contention of the superiority of the Western European culture and of the inevitability of its sociopolitical progress, is a seminal example of Whig history that remains commended for its prose style.

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