"William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, PC, KC, FRS (c. 1665 – 10 October 1723) was an English politician who became the first Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. ...
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Cowper was the son of Sir William Cowper, 2nd Baronet, of Ratling Court, Kent, a Whig member of parliament of some mark in the two last Stuart reigns." - (en.wikipedia.org 12.08.2021)