Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith
The Lord Courtney of Penwith | |
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| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| In office 1886–1893 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Arthur Otway |
| Succeeded by | John William Mellor |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 6 May 1882 – 12 December 1884 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Frederick Cavendish |
| Succeeded by | J. T. Hibbert |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 26 June 1881 – 6 May 1882 | |
| Preceded by | M. E. Grant Duff |
| Succeeded by | Evelyn Ashley |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
| In office 1881 – 26 June 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Peel |
| Succeeded by | Lord Rosebery |
| Member of Parliament for Bodmin Liskeard (1876–1885) | |
| In office 22 December 1876 – 26 September 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Horsman |
| Succeeded by | Sir Lewis Molesworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1832 Penzance, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 11 May 1918 (aged 85) Chelsea, London, England |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Catherine Courtney (m. 1883) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge Lincoln's Inn |
Leonard Henry Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith PC (6 July 1832 – 11 May 1918) was a radical British politician, and an academic, who became famous after being advocate of proportional representation in Parliament and acting as an opponent of imperialism and militarism.
He was a member of William Ewart Gladstone's second administration from 1880 to 1883 and served as Chairman of Ways and Means (Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons) between 1886 and 1893. He was the first and the last Baron Courtney of Penwith.