About Henry Richmond Droop
Lived 1832 – 1884 (aged 51). Henry Richmond Droop was a British jurist.
Henry Richmond Droop (12 September 1832 – 21 March 1884) was an English barrister after whom the Droop quota is named. He also may have been the first to write down what later became known as Duverger's Law, in 1869. He authored the book "On Methods of Electing Representatives" in 1881.
He married Clara Baily (ca. 1841 – 7 September 1921) on 17 August 1872 and was the father of archaeologist John Percival Droop (1882–1963).
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Who was Henry Richmond Droop?
British barrister (1832-1884)
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Henry Richmond Droop was born on 12 September 1832 in Stamford Hill.
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Henry Richmond Droop died on 21 March 1884 in London.
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Henry Richmond Droop was a jurist.
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Henry Richmond Droop was British.
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