William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp

British Liberal politician and Governor of New South Wales

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1872

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 14-Nov-1938

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp

  • William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp, (20 February 1872 โ€“ 14 November 1938), styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician.
  • He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H.
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  • Asquith between 1905 and 1915 and leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords between 1924 and 1931.
  • When political enemies threatened to make public his homosexuality he resigned from office to go into exile.
  • Lord Beauchamp is often assumed to be the model for the character Lord Marchmain in Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited.

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