Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith

Politician

1832 – 1918

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Who was Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith?

Leonard Henry Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith PC was a British politician, academic and man of letters. He was a member of William Ewart Gladstone's second administration from 1880 to 1883 and served as Chairman of Ways and Means between 1886 and 1893.

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Born
Jul 6, 1832
Penzance
Also known as
  • Leonard Henry Courtney Courtney
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • St John's College, Cambridge
Lived in
  • Penzance
Died
May 11, 1918
Chelsea

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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