William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper

The Right Honourable William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, P.C., K.C., F.R.S.
*Born: c. 1665
*Died: 10 October 1723
==Known as==
*1665-1694: William Cowper, Esq.
*1694-1702: William Cowper, Esq., K.C.
*1702-1705: William Cowper, Esq., Q.C.
*1705-1706: The Rt. Hon. William Cowper, Q.C.
*1706-1706: The Rt. Hon. William Cowper, Q.C., F.R.S.
*1706-1706: The Rt. Hon. Sir William Cowper, Bt., Q.C., F.R.S.
*1706-1714: The Lord Cowper, P.C., Q.C., F.R.S.
*1714-1718: The Lord Cowper, P.C., K.C., F.R.S.
*1718-1723: The Earl Cowper, P.C., K.C., F.R.S.
==Education==
*St. Albans School
*Middle Temple
==Offices==
*Lord Keeper, 1705-1707
*Lord Chancellor, 1707-1710, 1714-1718
==Lord Lieutenancies==
*Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, 1710-1712, 1715-1722
==Peerage Titles==
*created Baron Cowper, in the Peerage of England, 1706
*created Earl Cowper and Viscount Fordwich in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1718
==Baronetcies==
*3rd Cowper baronet, 1706
==Privy Council==
*Privy Counsellor, 1705
==Parliamentary Seats==
*Member of Parliament for Hertford, 1695-1700
*Member of Parliament for Bere Alston, 1701-1705
==Learned Societies==
*Fellow of the Royal Society, 1706
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Cowper, William, 1st Earl Cowper