Leonard Courtney
Mr Leonard Henry Courtney
Rush ID: 2836
Details
- Born:
- c. 1 January 1832
- Died:
- 11 May 1918
- Birth place:
- Penzance, Cornwall, UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Election occupation:
- Higher Education teacher
- Parentage:
- Unknown
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- Highest Office:
- Speaker/Deputy
- Who's Who volume:
- 2
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 2836
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q5612624
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 560
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- COURTNEY, Leonard (1832-1918)
Peerages
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Baron Courtney
1st Baron Courtney of Penwith
New hereditary
1906
Constituencies
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Bodmin
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1885 Date of election: 24 November 1885 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1900 Date of exit: 1 October 1900 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Retirement Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Regional Notes: None -
Liskeard
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1876* Date of election: 22 December 1876 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1885 Date of exit: 24 November 1885 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Boundary revision Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Regional Notes: None
Unsuccessful candidate in
-
Liskeard
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1874 Date of election: Sat 31st Jan 1874 Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes:
Ministerial offices
-
Under-Secretary 1880-1882
Home Office
-
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1882-1884
-
Deputy Speaker 1886-1892
Higher education
-
St John's College
Graduated
Marriages
-
(Name unknown), unknown
Year: 1883
Parties
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Liberal Party Member
-
Liberal Unionist Member