Background
HARCOURT, Robert Vernon was born on May 7, 187. Son of late Right Honourable Sir W. Harcourt, Member of Parliament, leader of the House of Commons, and Elizabeth, daughter of J. L. Motley, United States Minister in London, author of The Dutch Republic.
Education
Eton; Trinity College, Cambridge. Honours History Tripos. Clerk Diplomatic Establishment of His (or Her) Majesty Foreign Office, 1900-1906.
Parliamentary Correspondent and Dramatic Critic on The Tribune at its formation.
Career
Contested (Progressive) Mile End for London County Council, 1907. Hastings parliamentary by - election, 1908. A Liberal and Radical.
Membership
Clubs: Bachelors’, Saint James’s, National Liberal.