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Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
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Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, PC, FRS (; 19 September 1778 – 7 May 1868) was a British statesman who became Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and played a prominent role in passing the Reform Act 1832 and Slavery Abolition Act 1833.