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William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, PC, KC, FRS (/ ˈ k uː p ər / KOO-pər; c. 1665 – 10 October 1723) 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.
House of Lords (1706-1723), Great Britain. Political Affiliation: Whig Party. William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper (born c. 1665—died Oct. 10, 1723, Colne Green, Hertfordshire, Eng.) was an English lawyer and a leading Whig politician who was the first lord high chancellor of Great Britain.
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William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper. Earl Cowper (/ ˈ k uː p ər / KOO-pər) was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1718 by George I for William Cowper, 1st Baron Cowper, his first Lord Chancellor, with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his younger brother, Spencer Cowper.
Cowper, Mary, (1685-1724), diarist, Lady of the Bedchamber and 2nd wife of 1st Earl Cowper
11 de jun. de 2018 · Cowper, William, Ist Earl Cowper (1664–1724). Politician and lawyer. Called to the bar in 1688, Cowper proved a brilliant lawyer, an attainment which he brought to the Commons in 1695. Despite being a court Whig, he kept a cautious distance from the Junto. He was appointed lord keeper in 1705, becoming a peer in 1706, and lord chancellor in 1707.
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, PC, KC, FRS 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.
Cowper wears an earl’s coronation robes and NPG 1228 is the only known portrait of him after his elevation in 1718. The face mask greatly resembles that of Kneller’s earlier 1710 portrait; Stewart described NPG 1228 as ‘a superb example of Kneller’s latest style’.
