William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper PC KC FRS (c. 1665 – 10 October 1723) was an English politician who became the first Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. Cowper was the son of Sir William Cowper, 2nd Baronet, of Ratling Court, Kent, a Whig member of parliament of some mark in the two last Stuart reigns. Educated at St Albans School, he was called to the bar in 1688.
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| - William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper PC KC FRS (c. 1665 – 10 October 1723) was an English politician who became the first Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. Cowper was the son of Sir William Cowper, 2nd Baronet, of Ratling Court, Kent, a Whig member of parliament of some mark in the two last Stuart reigns. Educated at St Albans School, he was called to the bar in 1688.
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- Cowper, William Cowper, 1st Earl
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| - Englishpolitician and firstLord ChancellorofGreat Britain
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| - Cowper, William Cowper, 1st Baron; Cowper, Sir William, 3rd Baronet; Cowper, William
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| - Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
- Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England
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