William Vernon Harcourt
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William Vernon Harcourt may refer to:
- William Vernon Harcourt (scientist)William Vernon Harcourt (scientist)William Vernon Harcourt was founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.-Family:He was born at Sudbury, Derbyshire, a younger son of Edward Vernon-Harcourt, Archbishop of York and his wife Lady Anne Leveson-Gower, who was a daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of...
(1789–1871), son of the archbishop,father of the politician, and founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science - William Vernon Harcourt (politician)William Vernon Harcourt (politician)Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt 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...
(1827–1904), son of the scientist, and Chancellor of the Exchequer