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Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (14 October 1827 – 1 October 1904). | Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (14 October 1827 – 1 October 1904). | ||
1827 Born son of [[William Vernon-Harcourt|William Venables Vernon Harcourt]] (1789–1871), who had a short career in the Navy and then became a clergyman; he also had a great interest in chemistry and was a founder of the British Association. He was both rector of Wheldrake and canon at York where his father, [[Edward Harcourt|Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt]], had been archbishop from 1807 until he died | 1827 Born at York, son of [[William Vernon-Harcourt|William Venables Vernon Harcourt]] (1789–1871), who had a short career in the Navy and then became a clergyman; he also had a great interest in chemistry and was a founder of the British Association. He was both rector of Wheldrake and canon at York where his father, [[Edward Harcourt|Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt]], had been archbishop from 1807 until he died in 1847. | ||
MP for Oxford | 1847 Cambridge University | ||
1850 Graduated B.A. | |||
1869. Whewell Professor of International Law | |||
1851. at the Inner Temple | |||
1854 Called to the Bar | |||
1866 Q.C. | |||
1873-4 Solicitor-General | |||
1873 Knighted | |||
1886. Chancellor of the Exchequer and again in Gladstone's fourth administration, 1892-5 | |||
1868-80 MP for Oxford | |||
1880 Appointed Ecclesiastical Commissioner for England<ref>The Times, May 08, 1880</ref> | 1880 Appointed Ecclesiastical Commissioner for England<ref>The Times, May 08, 1880</ref> | ||
1880-5 Home Secretary | |||
1880-95 MP for Derby | |||
1893 Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer<ref>The Times, Aug 24, 1892</ref> | 1893 Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer<ref>The Times, Aug 24, 1892</ref> | ||
1895-1904 MP for West Monmouth | |||
1898 Resigned Leadership of the Liberal Party | |||
Married (1) Nov. 5, 1859, Maria Theresa, dau. of Thomas Henry Lister; (2) Elizabeth, widow of J. P. Ives and dau. of John L. Motley, the historian | |||
1904 Succeeded to the family estates at Nuneham-Courtenay, Oxon. | |||
1904. Died | |||
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* Biography, ODNB | * Biography, ODNB | ||
* Cambridge Alumni | |||
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Revision as of 21:17, 30 September 2018
Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (14 October 1827 – 1 October 1904).
1827 Born at York, son of William Venables Vernon Harcourt (1789–1871), who had a short career in the Navy and then became a clergyman; he also had a great interest in chemistry and was a founder of the British Association. He was both rector of Wheldrake and canon at York where his father, Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt, had been archbishop from 1807 until he died in 1847.
1847 Cambridge University
1850 Graduated B.A.
1869. Whewell Professor of International Law
1851. at the Inner Temple
1854 Called to the Bar
1866 Q.C.
1873-4 Solicitor-General
1873 Knighted
1886. Chancellor of the Exchequer and again in Gladstone's fourth administration, 1892-5
1868-80 MP for Oxford
1880 Appointed Ecclesiastical Commissioner for England[1]
1880-5 Home Secretary
1880-95 MP for Derby
1893 Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer[2]
1895-1904 MP for West Monmouth
1898 Resigned Leadership of the Liberal Party
Married (1) Nov. 5, 1859, Maria Theresa, dau. of Thomas Henry Lister; (2) Elizabeth, widow of J. P. Ives and dau. of John L. Motley, the historian
1904 Succeeded to the family estates at Nuneham-Courtenay, Oxon.
1904. Died
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Sources of Information
- Biography, ODNB
- Cambridge Alumni