William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple

The Right Honourable The Lord Mount Temple PC
President of the Board of Health
In office 13 August 1855 – 9 February 1857
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt
Succeeded by	William Monsell
In office 24 September 1857 – 21 February 1858
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	William Monsell
Succeeded by	Charles Adderley
Paymaster General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade
In office 12 August 1859 – 9 February 1860
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	James Wilson
Succeeded by	William Hutt
First Commissioner of Works
In office 9 February 1860 – 26 June 1866
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell
Preceded by	Hon. Henry FitzRoy
Succeeded by	Lord John Manners
Personal details
Born	(1811-12-13)13 December 1811 Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire
Died	16 October 1888(1888-10-16) (aged 76) Broadlands, Hampshire
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	(1) Harriet Gurney (d. 1843) (2) Georgina Tollemache (d. 1901)
Parent(s)	Peter Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper Emily Lamb

William Francis Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple, PC (13 December 1811 – 16 October 1888), known as William Cowper (pronounced "Cooper") before 1869 and as William Cowper-Temple between 1869 and 1880, was a British Liberal statesman.