William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, PC, KC, FRS ( KOO-pər; c. – 10 October 1723) was an English politician who became the first Lord High 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.
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1665
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10 October 1723 (aged 58) Great Britain
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