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What positions in government was Joseph Addison appointed to?

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[Joseph Addison's epic, The Campaign,]was commissioned by Lord Halifax, and its great success resulted in Addison's appointment in 1705 as undersecretary of state and in 1709 as secretary to the lord lieutenant of Ireland. He also held a seat in Parliament from 1708 until his death... In 1717 he was made secretary of state, an office he resigned the following year.

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