Cockington Ravenclaw

Cockington Jeremiah Ravenclaw (January 14th, 1791 - July 19th, 1883) was a Quentinian politician, diplomat, author, and founder of the United States of Quentin who signed both the Quentinian Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and also served as a bureaucrat in the House of Bureaucrats from the state of Snowland and later as the Head Bureaucrat of the country. Ravenclaw was born in Carkhia, and moved to the Territories of Quentin in 1809. He served as a regular bureaucrat from Snowland from 1834 to 1852, and then served as Head Bureaucrat from 1864 to 1882. From 1855 to 1864, Ravenclaw also served as Head Diplomat to Rapathion, before returning to the House of Bureaucrats in 1864 as Head Bureaucrat. Ravenclaw was a founding member of the Fundamentalist Party, and prior to the Founders Conflict he was regarded as a more moderate member of the party. After the Founders Conflict, Ravenclaw became the leader of the party, which had become extremely unpopular in the country. During his time as Head Bureaucrat, however, Ravenclaw's leadership helped to restore the party to its pre-Founders Conflict status. His political beliefs included supporting a strong federal government, instituting more restrictions on the powers of the executive, establishing neutral and friendly foreign relations to all, including the Megatridimensional Order, and use of government money as a means of power and influence.

Cockington Ravenclaw was born in Carkhia, one of the only founders of the USQ to be born in a country other than the MTO or Telembria. After being raised in a middle-class Carkhian family for 17 years, Ravenclaw traveled to the Territories of Quentin in 1808 after the death of his parents, arriving in 1809 and traveling through Punctinaturalland to live with his uncle in Baltimore. Ravenclaw soon managed his uncle's plantation so well that Ravenclaw was able to move to Lindin, and use his respect as a businessman to become an adviser to the Territorial Assembly. Ravenclaw signed the Declaration of Independence in 1823, and played a crucial role in managing the economy of the Territories during the Quentinian War for Independence, also forming a friendship with Max Wagner during this time. After the war, Ravenclaw played a crucial role in developing the Quentinian Constitution, advocating for a strong federal government and a system of checks and balances. Once the new government was up and running, Ravenclaw was elected bureaucrat for the state of Snowland, serving in that capacity from 1834 to 1852.

Ravenclaw left the House in 1852 7 years after the Founders Conflict, which saw leaders of Ravenclaw's Fundamentalist Party attempt a coup against the government. Ravenclaw did not participate, however due to backlash against anyone associated with the party, he decided to step down even though he was popular enough to have been reelected. In 1853 he began the Federalist Observer, which is today the National Political Observer, a major political newspaper. Then in 1855 he was appointed as the first Head Diplomat to Rapathion by President Sam Logan, being regarded as mildly successful in that role. Ravenclaw returned to the House in 1864, running for Head Bureaucrat and winning. During his time as Head Bureaucrat, he accomplished many things, including Ravenclaw v. Redall in which checks were placed upon the President's ability to appoint executive officers without approval from the House. He also expanded diplomatic policies, laying the groundwork for formal diplomatic relations with the MTO in 1890, and formally established the power of Congress to hold the power of extra treasury appropriations. Ravenclaw is one of the longest-serving bureaucrats and Head Bureaucrats ever, and is regarded as one of the founders of the House of Bureaucrats. He retired in 1882, and died one year later in 1883, at his home in Lindin.

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