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William Vernon Harcourt
British politician (1827–1904)
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Details
Instance of
human
Born
14 October 1827
Died
1 October 1904
Place of birth
York
Place of death
Nuneham Courtenay
Sex or gender
male
Given name
William
Family name
Harcourt
Father
William Vernon Harcourt
Mother
Matilda Mary Gooch
Spouse
Maria Theresa Lister
,
Elizabeth Cabot Motley
Child
unknown Harcourt
,
Julian Harcourt
,
Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt
,
Robert Harcourt
Field of work
law
,
journalism
,
politics
Occupation
politician
,
jurist
,
journalist
,
barrister
Position held
Leader of the Opposition
,
Chancellor of the Exchequer
,
Home Secretary
,
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
,
member of the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom
,
member of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom
,
member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom
,
member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom
,
member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
,
member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
,
member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom
,
member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society
,
Knight Bachelor
candidacy in election
1900 United Kingdom general election
,
1895 United Kingdom general election
,
1885 United Kingdom general election
,
1892 United Kingdom general election
,
1886 United Kingdom general election
,
1874 United Kingdom general election
,
1880 United Kingdom general election
,
1868 United Kingdom general election
depicted by
Sir William Vernon Harcourt
described by source
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
,
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
,
Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement
,
Otto's encyclopedia
,
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
,
Men-at-the-Bar
,
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
different from
William Harcourt
educated at
Trinity College
employer
University of Cambridge
has works in the collection
Victoria and Albert Museum
honorific prefix
The Right Honourable
languages spoken, written or signed
English
member of
Royal Society of London
,
Inner Temple
member of political party
Liberal Party
name in native language
William Vernon Harcourt
place of burial
Old All Saints Church, Nuneham Courtenay
work location
London
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Connected on Wikidata
Subject of
Harcourt, William George Granville Venables Vernon (DNB12)
Harcourt William Vernon
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Harcourt, Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon
Harcourt, Rt. Hon. Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon
Sir William Vernon Harcourt
Sir William Harcourt
'He was considered an able man till he assumed his own name'
'He was considered an able man till he assumed his own name'
He was considered an able man till he assumed his own name
a retired Leader
Of Empire Makers and Breakers
The Lord Protect Us!
Depicted in
A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881
The Lobby of the House of Commons, 1886
Sir William Vernon Harcourt
Sir William Harcourt
'He was considered an able man till he assumed his own name'
'He was considered an able man till he assumed his own name'
He was considered an able man till he assumed his own name
a retired Leader
A Political Spectacle ("The Ayes have it - the Noes have it")
Of Empire Makers and Breakers
The Lord Protect Us!
Parent of
Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt
Robert Harcourt
Julian Harcourt
unknown Harcourt
Spouse of
Maria Theresa Lister
Elizabeth Cabot Motley
Child of
William Vernon Harcourt
Matilda Mary Gooch