UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 27 August 2024
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: 24 June 1665

Died: 10 October 1723

1st Baron Cowper - 14 December 1706

1st Earl Cowper - 18 March 1718

Member of Privy Council - 1705

Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England	1705	1705
Lord High Chancellor	1707	1710
Lord High Chancellor	1714	1718

7 March 1701	Bere Alston	Whig	Unopposed
1 December 1701	Bere Alston	Whig	Unopposed
24 July 1702	Bere Alston	Whig	Unopposed
17 May 1705	Bere Alston	Whig	Unopposed
November 1705 Resignation of William Cowper on appointment as Keeper of the Great Seal of England.