Edward William Harcourt

Edward William Vernon Harcourt DL JP (26 June 1825 – 19 December 1891) was an English naturalist and Conservative politician. Life Harcourt was born in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, the son of Matilda Mary Gooch and the Rev. William Vernon Harcourt who was a scientist, and grandson of Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York. His brother was the politician Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the Opposition. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1843. Career Harcourt was a J.P. for Berkshire and Sussex, and a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Oxfordshire and High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1875. He was Commanding Officer and later Honorary Colonel of the 1st Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers of the Royal Artillery. He was a member of Royal Commission for organizing the Volunteer Force in 1862, and was 15 years President of National Artillery Association.