Politician. He was a 19th-century British politician. Born Spencer Horatio Walpole into a political family, members of his family had held high political position since the early 18th century and his uncle, Spencer Perceval, had been prime minister. He married his first cousin Isabella Perceval, the daughter of Spencer Perceval. He served three times as Secretary of State under Lord Derby, from February 27, 1852 to December 19, 1852; February 26, 1858 to March 3, 1859; and July 6, 1866 to May 17, 1867. He severely criticized for his handling of the movement for parliamentary reform. After that, he was a Member of Parliament Cambridge University until 1882. He was educated at Trinity College at Cambridge. He chose law as his profession, and was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, in 1831. He built up a successful practice and was made a Queen's Counsel in 1846. He is not to be confused with his nephew Sir Spencer Walpole, a British historian and author. He has several portraits at the National Gallery including a full-image watercolor as an elderly man published in "Vanity Fair" in 1872.
Politician. He was a 19th-century British politician. Born Spencer Horatio Walpole into a political family, members of his family had held high political position since the early 18th century and his uncle, Spencer Perceval, had been prime minister. He married his first cousin Isabella Perceval, the daughter of Spencer Perceval. He served three times as Secretary of State under Lord Derby, from February 27, 1852 to December 19, 1852; February 26, 1858 to March 3, 1859; and July 6, 1866 to May 17, 1867. He severely criticized for his handling of the movement for parliamentary reform. After that, he was a Member of Parliament Cambridge University until 1882. He was educated at Trinity College at Cambridge. He chose law as his profession, and was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, in 1831. He built up a successful practice and was made a Queen's Counsel in 1846. He is not to be confused with his nephew Sir Spencer Walpole, a British historian and author. He has several portraits at the National Gallery including a full-image watercolor as an elderly man published in "Vanity Fair" in 1872.
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