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HARTLEY, David, English politician, born in 1729; died in Bath, England, 19 December, 1813. He was the son of the famous writer on metaphysics, was educated at Oxford, and became a member of parliament, he opposed the war with the American colonies, was appointed British minister to treat with Benjamin Franklin at Paris, and signed the treaty of peace on behalf of Great Britain in 1783. Some of his letters were published in Franklin's correspondence in 1817 and it has been surmised that he procured for Franklin the letters of Hutchinson and others. He was possessed of great scientific attainments, and made many useful inventions. He published "Letters on the American War" (1776), and other political pamphlets.
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