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Spencer Perceval

1762 - 1812

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Spencer Perceval (1 November 1762 – 11 May 1812) was a British statesman and barrister who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. He is the only British prime minister to have been assassinated, and the only solicitor-general or attorney-general to have become prime minister. The younger son of The Earl of Egmont, an Anglo-Irish earl, Perceval was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied law at Lincoln's Inn, practised as a barrister on the Midland circuit, and in 1796 became a King's Counsel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Spencer Perceval is the 7,470th most popular politician (down from 6,057th in 2019), the 1,660th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,206th in 2019) and the 290th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Spencer Perceval ranks 7,470 out of 19,576. Before him are Hinrich Lohse, Igor II of Kiev, Henry Wilson, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos, Mitja Ribičič, and Sancho of Majorca. After him are Julio Argentino Roca, Enrico Ferri, Lala Lajpat Rai, Gengshi Emperor, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, and Eugene Meyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1762, Spencer Perceval ranks 12. Before him are Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Theroigne de Mericourt, Jacques Balmat, and Gia Long. After him are María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba, Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, James Hoban, Anton Bernolák, Jean-Étienne Championnet, and Felice Pasquale Baciocchi. Among people deceased in 1812, Spencer Perceval ranks 11. Before him are George Clinton, Sacagawea, Carl Ludwig Willdenow, Jan Ladislav Dussek, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, and Hieronymus von Colloredo. After him are Isaac Titsingh, Gunning Bedford Jr., Christian Gottlob Heyne, Duke George of Oldenburg, Franz Pforr, and Claude François de Malet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Spencer Perceval ranks 1,660 out of 8,785. Before him are R. M. Ballantyne (1825), Mark Phillips (1948), David Garrick (1717), Emily Blunt (1983), Greer Garson (1904), and Katharine, Duchess of Kent (1933). After him are Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1855), Fletcher Christian (1764), Sandie Shaw (1947), Reginald Pole (1500), Edward Turner Bennett (1797), and Paul Ritter (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Spencer Perceval ranks 290. Before him are James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612), Betty Boothroyd (1929), William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759), George Grenville (1712), Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836), and Katharine, Duchess of Kent (1933). After him are Fletcher Christian (1764), Joan of Kent (1328), Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (1783), Penda of Mercia (606), Edward Balliol (1283), and Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770).

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