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<p> English statesman, born in London, son of the Earl of Egmont; bred to the bar; entered [[Parliament]] as a supporter of Pitt, and held a succession of posts under different administrations, attaining the Premiership, which he held from 1800 to 1812, on the 11th of May, of which year he was shot dead by a madman of the name of Bellingham in the lobby of the House; he was devoted to the throne, and a man of upright character but narrow sympathies (1762-1812). </p> | Spencer Perceval <ref name="term_77705" /> | ||
==References == | <p> English statesman, born in London, son of the [[Earl]] of Egmont; bred to the bar; entered [[Parliament]] as a supporter of Pitt, and held a succession of posts under different administrations, attaining the Premiership, which he held from 1800 to 1812, on the 11th of May, of which year he was shot dead by a madman of the name of Bellingham in the lobby of the House; he was devoted to the throne, and a man of upright character but narrow sympathies (1762-1812). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_77705"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/perceval,+spencer Spencer Perceval from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_77705"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/perceval,+spencer Spencer Perceval from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 15 October 2021
Spencer Perceval [1]
English statesman, born in London, son of the Earl of Egmont; bred to the bar; entered Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, and held a succession of posts under different administrations, attaining the Premiership, which he held from 1800 to 1812, on the 11th of May, of which year he was shot dead by a madman of the name of Bellingham in the lobby of the House; he was devoted to the throne, and a man of upright character but narrow sympathies (1762-1812).
