English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1762)

Spencer Perceval

Spencer Perceval was a British statesman and barrister who was 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 minister.

Born

1762

November 1

Died

1812

Era

1760s

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1812 Died

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1179 Philip II is crowned King of France.

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