VISCOUNT, lord chancellor of England, only son of Sir Philip Har court of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire. On the accession of George I. he was deprived of office and retired to Cokethorpe, where he enjoyed the society of men of letters, Swift, Pope, Prior and other famous writers being among his frequent guests. With Swift, however, he had occasional quarrels, during one of which the great satirist bestowed on him the sobriquet of "Trimming Harcourt." In 1721 Harcourt was created a viscount and returned to the privy council ; and on several occasions during the king's absences from England he was on the council of regency. He died in London on July 23, 1727.