William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle
Politician
1832 – 1894
Who was William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle?
William Coutts Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle KCMG, PC, styled Viscount Bury between 1851 and 1891, was a British soldier and politician. He served in the British Army before entering parliament in 1857. Initially a Liberal, he served as Treasurer of the Household between 1859 and 1866 in the Liberal administrations headed by Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell. He later switched to the Conservatives and held office as Under-Secretary of State for War under Lord Beaconsfield between 1878 and 1880 and under Lord Salisbury between 1885 and 1886.
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- Born
- Apr 15, 1832
London - Spouses
- Sophia Keppel, Countess of Albemarle
(1855/11/15 - )
- Sophia Keppel, Countess of Albemarle
- Education
- Eton College
- Died
- Aug 28, 1894
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on July 23, 2013
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