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    Spencer Perceval

    19th-century prime minister of the United Kingdom

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  1. 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 minister.

  2. A piece 1.5cm x 7cm signed by Spencer Perceval in ink. A rare signature of the only Prime Minister ever to be assassinated. piece has been attached to a larger piece of paper.

  3. Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) was Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1807-1809, and Prime Minister, 1809-1812. He was assassinated in Parliament, 11 May 1812. From the guide to the Spencer Perceval: Correspondence, 1806-1812, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

  4. Spencer Perceval was almost 47 years old when George III appointed him as Prime Minister on 4 October 1809. Perceval's lasting claim to fame is that, so far, he is the only British PM to have been assassinated. As a politician, Perceval was industrious, well-organised, and capable.

  5. PERCEVAL, Spencer (1762-1812). Prime Minister 1809-1812. Assassinated. Autograph Letter Signed to J. Markham, attorney at Northampton, 1½ pages 4to with address-leaf (some glue-stains from former mounting), Warwick, 21 March 1796.

  6. [Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated.] Autograph Rough Notes, titled 'Parliamentary | Miscellaneous', for a House of Commons debate on Customs and Excise duties, with reference to 'the Brandy act of last year'.

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  8. Miniature by Samuel Shelley shown to NPG in 1948 and 1962, signed on back and with autograph in the case, reproduced Denis Gray, Spencer Perceval: the Evangelical Prime Minister, 1963, p 141. 1809