Lord Keeper of Great Seal1705
Appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
Historical person
William Cowper Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Cowper, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
10 records1705–17918 events2 places
Chronological biography
1705
1706
Peerage1706
Created Earl Cowper, 1st
Unification1706
Helps negotiate the Union with Scotland
1707
Lord ChancellorMay 1707
When the union with Scotland comes into operation the Queen in Council names Cowper Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
UnificationMay 1707
When the union with Scotland comes into operation the Queen in Council names Cowper Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
1718
Peerage1718
Created Viscount Fordwich and Earl Cowper
1723
Death of William Cowper1723
Death of William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper
1731
Birth of Willam Cowper26 November 1731
Birth of Willam Cowper, novelist
1791
Abolitionist Verse1791
His anti-slavery poem The Negro's Complaint circulates in abolitionist campaigns
Slavery1791
Helps to distribute anti-slavery newspapers by the Correspondence Committees
Titles and roles
Earl · Earl · Lord Chancellor · Earl · Lord Keeper-Great Seal · Editor of Negros Complaint · Poet · Author of The Negro's Complaint
Record provenance
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