Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

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Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister during the Napoleonic Wars and the post-war period, becoming one of the longest-serving premiers in UK history.

Aliases (1)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Tory politician
human
member of the House of Lords
birthDate 1770-06-07
birthPlace London, England
surface form: "London"
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1828-12-04
deathPlace Fife House, Whitehall, London
educatedAt Charterhouse School NERFINISHED
Christ Church, Oxford
familyName Jenkinson
father Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool
givenName Robert
honorificSuffix KG
knownFor being one of the longest-serving British prime ministers
repressive domestic policies during post-war unrest
response to the Peterloo Massacre
support for the Corn Laws
memberOf Order of the Garter
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: "Tory Party"
monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: "George III"

George IV of the United Kingdom
surface form: "George IV"
mother Amelia Watts
nobleTitle Earl of Liverpool
notableWork led Britain during the final phase of the Napoleonic Wars
oversaw post-Napoleonic settlement and Congress of Vienna era policies
officeEnd 1827-04-09
officeStart 1812-06-08
parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of Great Britain NERFINISHED
House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire
positionHeld Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Home Secretary
Leader of the House of Lords
Member of Parliament for Appleby
Member of Parliament for Helston
Member of Parliament for Rye
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: "Prime Minister of the United Kingdom"

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
precededBy Spencer Perceval
religion Anglicanism
spouse Louisa Hervey
Mary Chester
succeededBy George Canning
title The Right Honourable

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Liverpool (title of the Earl of Liverpool) associatedWith Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
subject surface form: "Earl of Liverpool"
Liverpool (title of the Earl of Liverpool) hasTitleHolder Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
subject surface form: "Earl of Liverpool"
Lord Liverpool ministry headedBy Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Lord Liverpool ministry notableMember Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
George Canning precededInOfficeBy Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Lord Liverpool ministry primeMinister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Corn Laws debate significantPerson Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
this entity surface form: "Lord Liverpool"
Spencer Perceval succeededBy Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

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