George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar
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George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar, KG (d. 1612) was Chancellor of the Exchequer (and ex officio the Second Lord of the Treasury) from 1603 to 1606. In 1605, he was created a Knight of the Garter and Earl of Dunbar.
In 1608, Home journeyed to Scotland with George Abbot (Archbishop of Canterbury) to arrange for a union between the Church of England and Church of Scotland. King James was pleased with the results, although the hoped-for Union never occurred.
The title of Earl of Dunbar became extinct in 1612 when Home died. The title has not been created again since then, but there are two other peerages with similar names: Lord of Dunbar and Viscount of Dunbar.
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