What is Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool?
{{Infobox officeholder | name= The Earl of Liverpool | smallimage=Earl of Liverpool.jpg | order=[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] | term_start =8 June 1812 | term_end =9 April 1827 | predecessor =[[Spencer Perceval]] | successor =[[George Canning]] | birth_date ={{birth date|df=yes|1770|6|7}} | birth_place ={{flagicon|Great Britain|1707}} [[London]] | death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|1828|12|4|1770|6|7}} | death_place ={{flagicon|UK}} [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[Surrey]] | party=[[Tory]] }} '''Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool''' (7 June 1770–4 December 1828) was an [[England|English]] [[politician]] and the longest serving [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] ([[Robert Walpole]] held office for longer, but only as Prime Minister of Great Britain) During his time as Prime Minister from 1812 to 1827, Liverpool became known for the harsh [[rule]]s he put in place to restore [[order]], but he also led the [[country]] through the bad period that followed the [[Napoleonic Wars]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page157.asp |title=Earl of Liverpool |access-date=2007-03-06 |archive-date=2007-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817091646/http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page157.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> Important events during his time as Prime Minister included the [[Congress of Vienna]], the [[Corn Laws]], [[Catholic emancipation]] and the [[Peterloo Massacre]]. == Titles == * Robert Jenkinson (1770 - c. 1786) * Baron Hawkesbury (c. 1786 - 1796) * Lord Hawkesbury (1796 - 1808) * 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1808 - 1828) == References == {{reflist|1}} {{UKPrimeMinisters|Liverpool, Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Liverpool, Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of}} [[Category:1770 births]] [[Category:1828 deaths]] [[Category:British Earls]] [[Category:Politicians from London]] [[Category:UK MPs 1801–1802|Jenkinson, Robert Banks]] [[Category:UK MPs 1802–1806|Jenkinson, Robert Banks]] {{bio-stub}}