Spencer Perceval

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Spencer Perceval was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1809 until his assassination in 1812, the only British prime minister ever to be assassinated.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
human
burialPlace St Luke's Church, Charlton
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1762-11-01
dateOfDeath 1812-05-11
educatedAt Harrow School
Lincoln's Inn
Trinity College, Cambridge
familyName Perceval
father John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont
fieldOfWork law
politics
gender male
givenName Spencer
killedBy John Bellingham
mannerOfDeath assassination
memberOfParliamentFor Northampton
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: "Tory Party"
monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: "George III"
mother Catherine Compton
name Spencer Perceval
nativeLanguage English
notableFor only British prime minister to be assassinated
numberOfChildren 12
occupation barrister
statesman
officeEndTime 1812-05-11
officeStartTime 1809-10-04
parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: "London"

Mayfair, London, England
surface form: "Mayfair"
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: "London"

Palace of Westminster
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Solicitor General for England and Wales
precededBy Duke of Portland
primeMinisterOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
religion Anglican Communion
surface form: "Anglicanism"
spouse Jane Wilson
succeededBy Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

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St Luke's Church, Charlton burialPlaceOf Spencer Perceval
Harrow School hasAlumni Spencer Perceval
St Luke's Church, Charlton hasGraveOf Spencer Perceval
Perceval hasNotableBearer Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval name Spencer Perceval
Treasurer of the Navy officeHeldBy Spencer Perceval
Lord Liverpool ministry precededBy Spencer Perceval
this entity surface form: "Spencer Perceval ministry"
John Bellingham victim Spencer Perceval

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