William Vernon Harcourt
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William Vernon Harcourt was a prominent 19th-century British Liberal politician and lawyer who served as Home Secretary and twice as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Vernon Harcourt canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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Liberal Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1827-10-14 ⓘ |
| child | Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1904-10-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
NERFINISHED
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
The Saturday Review
NERFINISHED
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The Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Venables-Vernon Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading figure in late Victorian Liberal politics
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service as Home Secretary in the 1880s ⓘ service as twice Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Inner Temple
NERFINISHED
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Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Matilda Mary Gooch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Vernon Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Finance Act 1894
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Local Government Act 1888 (as Home Secretary) NERFINISHED ⓘ introduction of the graduated death duties ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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journalist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Gladstonian Liberal ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
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Home Secretary of the United Kingdom ⓘ Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ Leader of the Opposition (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| representedInParliament |
Derby (UK Parliament constituency)
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Monmouthshire West NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mary Ethel Burns
NERFINISHED
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Theresa Villiers Lister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | Irish Home Rule issues ⓘ |
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