Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Henry_Brougham,_1st_Baron_Brougham_and_Vaux
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:person
politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:birthDate 1778-09-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:child gptkb:Eleanor_Louisa_Brougham
gptkbp:deathDate 1868-05-07
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cannes,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:High_School_in_Edinburgh
gptkbp:electedFellowOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:father gptkb:Henry_Brougham_(1742–1810)
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:public_policy
abolition of slavery
legal reforms
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Eleanor_Syme
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork founding of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
advocacy for the 1832 Reform Act
founding of University College London
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:writer
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Whig
gptkbp:portrait Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux by Sir Thomas Lawrence.jpg
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Lord_Chancellor_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Brougham_Hall
gptkb:Cannes,_France
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Cimetière_du_Grand_Jas,_Cannes
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:James_Brougham
gptkb:William_Brougham,_2nd_Baron_Brougham_and_Vaux
gptkbp:signature Henry Brougham signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Spalding
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Brougham's_Law_Reports
gptkb:Brougham's_Life_and_Times
gptkb:Brougham's_Memoirs
gptkbp:termEnd 1834
gptkbp:termStart 1830
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Baron_Brougham_and_Vaux
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baronet
gptkb:Charles_Pepys,_1st_Earl_of_Cottenham
gptkb:Eleanor_Louisa_Brougham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5