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Spencer Perceval KC (1 November 1762 – 11 May 1812) was a British statesman and barrister who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. He is the only British prime minister to have been assassinated, and the only solicitor-general or attorney-general to have become prime ...
Spencer Perceval (* 1. November 1762 in London; † 11. Mai 1812 ebenda) war ein britischer Staatsmann und Premierminister. Er fiel als bisher einziger britischer Premierminister einem Attentat zum Opfer.
On 11 May 1812, at about 5:15 pm, Spencer Perceval, the prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, was shot dead in the lobby of the House of Commons by John Bellingham, a Liverpool merchant with a grievance against the government.
9. Mai 2024 · Spencer Perceval (born Nov. 1, 1762, London, Eng.—died May 11, 1812, London) was a lawyer, politician, and British prime minister from 1809 until his assassination in 1812. The second son of the 2nd Earl of Egmont, Perceval was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated in office. Find out his major acts, political party, dates, and interesting facts on the History of government blog.
17. Feb. 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister to be killed in office. Explore his achievements as a lawyer, MP, Chancellor, and Prime Minister, and his role in the Regency crisis.
Spencer Perceval, statesman and Prime Minister 1809-1812, has a memorial in the nave of Westminster Abbey. It sits on a window ledge and is by sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott.
