William Harcourt (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Harcourt (politician)
British politician
Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1827
Place of Birth: York, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Oct-1904
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About William Harcourt (politician)
- Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt, KC (14 October 1827 – 1 October 1904) was a British lawyer, journalist and Liberal statesman.
- He served as Member of Parliament for various constituencies and held the offices of Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer under William Ewart Gladstone before becoming Leader of the Opposition.
- A talented speaker in parliament, he was sometimes regarded as aloof and possessing only an intellectual involvement in his causes.
- He failed to engender much emotional response in the public and became only a reluctant and disillusioned leader of his party.
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