Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, PC of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, was an English Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1690 until 1710. He was raised to th
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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
Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt
…as Lord Chancellor Lord Chancellor In office 7 April 1713 – 21 September 1714 Monarchs Anne George I Preceded by himself as Lord Keeper Succeeded by The Lord Cowper Personal details Born c. 1661 Died 29 July 1727 Party Tory Education Pembroke College, Oxford Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, PC (December 1661…
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The Earl Cowper.