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Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. The first Earl Grey was succeeded by his eldest son, Charles, 2nd Earl Grey.The second Earl was a prominent Whig politician and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834, which tenure saw the passing of the Reform Act 1832 and the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1833.
Shield of arms of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. Descended from a long-established Northumbrian family seated at Howick Hall, Grey was the second but eldest surviving son of General Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey KB (1729–1807) and his wife Elizabeth (1743/4–1822), a daughter of George Grey of Southwick, County Durham. He had four brothers and ...
Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, KB, PC (circa 23 October 1729 – 14 November 1807) was a British Army general in the 18th century and a scion of the noble House of Grey.He was a distinguished soldier in a generation of exceptionally capable military personnel, serving crucially in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763), the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars.
The Grey family is an ancient English noble family that traces its origins to Creully in Normandy.The founder of the family was Anchetil de Greye, a Norman chevalier and vassal of William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, one of the few proven companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Grey's Monument is a Grade I-listed monument in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was built in 1838 in recognition of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834.
The first wholly Whig government since 1783 came to power after the Duke of Wellington's Tory government lost a vote of no confidence on 15 November 1830. The government, led by the Earl Grey, passed the Great Reform Act in 1832, which brought about parliamentary reform, and enacted the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, bringing about the abolition of slavery in most of the British Empire.
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, KG (1455 – 20 September 1501 [1] [2]) was an English nobleman, courtier and the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband Sir John Grey of Groby.
Robert Fiennes-Clinton, 19th Earl of Lincoln England William Howson (brother) 7 The Earl of Suffolk: 1603 Alexander Howard, 22nd Earl of Suffolk: England Earl of Berkshire (England 1626) Arthur Howard, Viscount Andover: 8 The Earl of Denbigh: 1622 Alexander Feilding, 12th Earl of Denbigh: England Earl of Desmond (Ireland 1628) Peregrine ...