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William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper

English noble, politician and first Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (1665-1723).

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Instance Of

Human

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society

Date of Death

10/10/1723

Member Of

Royal Society
 (1706 - )
Start Time
: 1706

Given Name

William

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain

Date of Birth

6/24/1665

Position Held

12 items
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England
Member of the 1695-98 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Hertford
Member of the 1698-1700 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Hertford
Member of the 1701 Parliament
Member of the 1701-02 Parliament
 (3/7/1701 - )
Electoral District
:
Bere Alston
Start Time
: 3/7/1701
Member of the 1702-05 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Bere Alston
Member of the 1705-07 Parliament
 ( - 10/11/1705)
Electoral District
:
Bere Alston
End Time
: 10/11/1705
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
 (3/5/1715 - 1722)
Start Time
: 3/5/1715
End Time
: 1722
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
 (8/26/1710 - 1712)
Start Time
: 8/26/1710
End Time
: 1712
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor
 (1714 - 1718)
Start Time
: 1714
End Time
: 1718

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Nordisk Familjebok
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Cowper, William (d.1723) (DNB00)
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Cowper, William Cowper, 1st Earl

Occupation

Politician
Judge

Spouse

Mary Cowper
 (September 1706 - )
Series Ordinal
:2
Start Time
: September 1706
Judith Booth
Series Ordinal
:1

Child

Spencer Cowper
William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl Cowper
Lady Sarah Cowper
Lady Anne Cowper

Sibling

Spencer Cowper

Educated At

St Albans School

Sex or Gender

Male

Family Name

Cowper

Father

William Cowper

Mother

Sarah Cowper

Depicted By

William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper
Location
:
National Portrait Gallery
William Cowper (1665?–1723), 1st Earl Cowper
Location
:
Bodleian Libraries
Creator
:
Godfrey Kneller
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper
Location
:
National Portrait Gallery
Creator
:
Godfrey Kneller

Place of Burial

Church of St Mary and St John, Hertingfordbury

Noble Title

Earl Cowper
 (12/14/1706 - 10/10/1723)
Followed By
:
William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl Cowper
Start Time
: 12/14/1706
End Time
: 10/10/1723

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Residence

Panshanger
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