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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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About William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, was an English politician who became the first Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. Cowper was the son of Sir William Cowper, 2nd Baronet, of Ratling Court, Kent, a Whig member of parliament of some mark in the two last Stuart reigns.
Everything about William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper →- Occupation
- politician, judge
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1695-98 Parliament, Member of the 1698-1700 Parliament, Member of the 1701 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- June 24, 1665
- Died
- October 10, 1723