William Francis Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple, PC, known as William Cowper before 1869 and as William Cowper-Temple between 1869 and 1880, was a British Liberal statesman.
William Cowper Temple, Lock & Whitfield woodburytype, 1876 85
William Cowper-Temple during the second half of the 19th century.
Emily Temple, Viscountess Palmerston, styled The Honourable Emily Lamb from 1787 to 1805 and Countess Cowper from 1805 to 1839, was a leading figure of the Almack's social set, sister of Prime Ministe
William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple
…1880, was a British Liberal statesman. Born at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, Cowper was the second son of Peter Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper, and the Hon. Emily Lamb sister of Lord Melnourne, Prime Minister (since his mother had several lovers there is some doubt about his true paternity). He was the younger brother…
Portrait of Lady Emily Lamb, aged 16, by Sir Thomas Lawrence
Portrait of Emily Lamb, Countess Cowper by William Owen, ca. 1810
Lord Cowper
Lady Palmerston in 1860