Leonard Henry Courtney, Baron Courtney

Leonard Henry Courtney, Baron Courtney (born July 6, 1832, Penzance, Cornwall, England—died May 11, 1918, London) was a radical British politician who gained fame as an advocate of proportional representation in Parliament and as an opponent of imperialism and militarism. A lawyer, journalist, and teacher of political economy, Courtney was elected to the House of Commons in 1876. Appointed financial secretary to the treasury by Prime Minister W.E. Gladstone in 1882, he resigned in 1884,...