William Vernon Harcourt
Politician
1827 – 1904
Who was William Vernon Harcourt?
Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt was a British lawyer, journalist and Liberal statesman. He served as Member of Parliament for various constituencies and held the offices of Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer under William Ewart Gladstone before becoming Leader of the Opposition. A talented speaker in parliament, he was sometimes regarded as aloof and possessing only an intellectual involvement in his causes. He failed to engender much emotional response in the public and became only a reluctant and disillusioned leader of his party.
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- Born
- Oct 14, 1827
England - Spouses
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Died
- Oct 1, 1904
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on July 23, 2013
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