Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith
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Leonard Henry Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith PC (6 July 1832 – 11 May 1918) was a radical British politician, and an academic, who became famous after being advocate of proportional representation in Parliament and acting as an opponent of imperialism and militarism.[1]
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The Lord Courtney of Penwith | |
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chairman of Ways and Means | |
In office 1886–1893 | |
Preceded by | Sir Arthur Otway |
Succeeded by | John William Mellor |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 6 May 1882 – 12 December 1884 | |
Preceded by | Lord Frederick Cavendish |
Succeeded by | J. T. Hibbert |
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
In office 26 June 1881 – 6 May 1882 | |
Preceded by | M. E. Grant Duff |
Succeeded by | Evelyn Ashley |
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
In office 1881 – 26 June 1881 | |
Preceded by | Lord Peel |
Succeeded by | Lord Rosebery |
Member of Parliament for Bodmin Liskeard (1876–1885) | |
In office 22 December 1876 – 26 September 1900 | |
Preceded by | Edward Horsman |
Succeeded by | Sir Lewis Molesworth |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 July 1832 (1832-07-06) Penzance, Cornwall, England |
Died | 11 May 1918 (1918-05-12) (aged 85) Chelsea, London, England |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Catherine Courtney (m. 1883) |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge Lincoln's Inn |
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He was a member of William Ewart Gladstone's second administration from 1880 to 1883 and served as Chairman of Ways and Means (Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons) between 1886 and 1893.[1] He was the first and the last Baron Courtney of Penwith.[citation needed]