Richard Wall

Wall, Richard, 1694-1778, Spanish statesman. Born in France of Irish parents, Wall entered the Spanish military service as a young man and later held important diplomatic posts. He helped negotiate the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) ending the War of the Austrian Succession, and he cemented friendly Anglo-Spanish relations as ambassador in London (1748-52). In Madrid, he served (1752-64) as minister of state under Ferdinand VI and Charles III.