Sir John Copley

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Sir John Copley, later Lord Lyndhurst, was a prominent 19th-century British lawyer and Conservative politician who served three times as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party politician
King's Counsel
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
alumnus of Trinity College, Cambridge
alumnus of the University of Cambridge
barrister
human
judge
member of the House of Lords
peer
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1772-05-21
dateOfDeath 1863-10-12
educatedAt Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
familyName Copley
father John Singleton Copley
givenName John
honorificPrefix Sir
The Right Honourable
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
Tory Party
mother Susanna Farnham Clarke
nobleTitle Baron Lyndhurst
Lord Lyndhurst
notableAchievement served three times as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom
notableWork service as Lord Chancellor in three separate ministries
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
parliamentaryGroup Conservative Party (UK)
Tory Party
placeOfBirth Boston
Province of Massachusetts Bay
placeOfDeath London
United Kingdom
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales
Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom
MP for Ashburton
MP for Cambridge University
MP for Yarmouth
Member of Parliament
Solicitor General for England and Wales
spouse Georgiana Goldsmith
Sarah Brunsden

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Treasurer of the Navy
officeHeldBy

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