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William Cowper (/ ˈ k uː p ər / KOO-pər; 15 November 1731 [2] / 26 November 1731 – 14 April 1800 [2] / 25 April 1800 ) was an English poet and Anglican hymnwriter. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th-century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside.
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, PC, KC, FRS (/ ˈ k uː p ər / KOO-pər; c. 1665 – 10 October 1723) was an English politician who became the first Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. 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.
Cowper (pronounced Cowper or Cooper depending on family) is a surname of several persons: Andrew Cowper (1898-1980), Australian fighter pilot Austen Cowper (1885–1960), South African cricketer
William Cowper was the son of an Anglican clergyman, and well-educated at Westminster School. Cowper was liable to bouts of severe depression throughout his adult life, and during a period in an asylum he was counselled by his cousin, Martin Madan, an Evangelical clergyman. His new enthusiasm for Evangelicalism, his conversion, and his move to ...
William Francis Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple, PC (13 December 1811 – 16 October 1888), known as William Cowper (pronounced "Cooper") before 1869 and as William Cowper-Temple between 1869 and 1880, was a British Liberal statesman.
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William Cowper (28 December 1778 – 6 July 1858) was an English-born Anglican cleric in Australia who was the Archdeacon of Cumberland. His son, also named William Cowper , was later the Dean of Sydney.
Sir William Cowper, 2nd Baronet, MP for Hertford, father of William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper; William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper (c. 1665–1723), Lord Chancellor of England; William Cowper (Archdeacon of Cumberland) (1778–1858), Anglican priest in Australia, father of the below; William Cowper (Dean of Sydney) (1810–1902), Anglican priest in ...