Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke

male, deceased (1797)
Politics of Bristol Whig MP French Revolution Anglican Historian of the French Revolution Anglo-irish
Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 - July 9, 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, who served for many... More
Robert Walpole

Robert Walpole

male, deceased (1745)
Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath Privy Council of Great Britain Literary dunce Member of the Privy Council of Great Britain Order of the Bath … Whig MP
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 - 18 March 1745) was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been... More
William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne

William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne

male, deceased (1848)
Fellow of the Royal Society eton college lord byron Old Etonian prime minister British … Whig MP
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS (15 March 1779 - 24 November 1848) was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary... More
Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey

Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey

male, deceased (1845)
eton college Old Etonian Knight of the Garter prime minister British Prime Minister of the United Kingdom … Whig MP
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764 - 17 July 1845), known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was a British Whig statesman... More
George Grenville

George Grenville

male, deceased (1770)
Member of the Privy Council of Great Britain Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain Kingdom of Great Britain chancellor of the exchequer Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Lord of the Admiralty … Whig MP
George Grenville (14 October 1712 - 13 November 1770) was a British Whig statesman who served in government for the relatively short period of... More
Henry Grattan

Henry Grattan

male, deceased (1820)
Whig MP from County Dublin Member of the pre-1801 Parliament of Ireland Member of the Privy Council of Ireland UK Whig politician member of the United Kingdom Parliament
Henry Grattan (July 3, 1746 - June 6, 1820) was a member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish... More

William Smith

male, deceased (1835)
Clapham Sect Whig MP UK Whig politician British abolitionist norwich
William Smith (1756 - 1835) was a British politician and dissenter and Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich.
Charles Pelham Villiers

Charles Pelham Villiers

male, deceased (1898)
From Wolverhampton Old Haileyburian British lawyer wolverhampton barrister … Whig MP
Charles Pelham Villiers (January 3, 1802 - January 16, 1898) was a British lawyer and politician of the 19th century, and the House of Commons'... More
Joseph Jekyll

Joseph Jekyll

male, deceased (1738)
Knights Bachelor Sir Joseph Jekyll Chief Justice of Chester serjeants-at-law Member of the pre-1707 English Parliament Whig MP
Sir Joseph Jekyll, KS (1663 - 19 August 1738), English lawyer and Master of the Rolls, son of John Jekyll, was born in London, and after studying... More
William Grant

William Grant

male, deceased (1832)
Knights Bachelor Quebec Government Bill Lord Thurlow Constitutional Act of 1791 Lord Rectors of the University of Aberdeen Solicitor General for England and Wales … Whig MP
Sir William Grant was an British lawyer, Member of Parliament from 1790–1812 and Master of the Rolls from 1801–1817. He was born at Elchies, Mora... More