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Charles Grey b. 13 March 1764 d. 17 July 1845
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| Lineage | Grey |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Charles Grey |
| Other given names | 2nd Earl // |
| Parents
♂ Charles Grey [Grey] b. 23 October 1729 d. 16 November 1807 ♀ Elizabeth Grey [Grey] b. 1744 d. 25 May 1822 | |
| Reference numbers | GEDCOM::3258799.ged::INDI @I44557@::Hailey C. Shannon |
Events
13 March 1764 birth:
1794 marriage: ♀ Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby (Grey) [Ponsonby] b. 1776 d. 1861
7 April 1797 child birth: ♀ Louisa Elizabeth Grey (Lambton) [Grey] b. 7 April 1797 d. 26 November 1841
10 July 1798 child birth: ♀ Elizabeth Grey (Bulteel) [Grey] b. 10 July 1798 d. 8 November 1880
30 August 1799 child birth: ♀ Caroline Grey (Barrington) [Grey] b. 30 August 1799 d. 28 April 1875
28 December 1802 child birth: ♂ w Henry George Grey [Grey] b. 28 December 1802 d. 9 October 1894
15 March 1804 child birth: Northumberland (England), ♂ Charles Grey [Grey] b. 15 March 1804 d. 31 March 1870
23 August 1805 child birth: ♂ w Frederick William Grey [Grey] b. 23 August 1805 d. 2 May 1878
2 May 1807 child birth: ♀ Mary Grey (Wood) [Grey] b. 2 May 1807 d. 6 July 1884
16 May 1809 child birth: ♂ George Grey [Grey] b. 16 May 1809 d. 3 October 1891
2 March 1812 child birth: ♂ John Grey [Grey] b. 2 March 1812 d. 11 November 1895
31 March 1813 child birth: ♂ Francis Richard Grey [Grey] b. 31 March 1813 d. 22 March 1890
16 October 1814 child birth: ♂ Henry Cavendish Grey [Grey] b. 16 October 1814 d. 5 September 1880
15 February 1819 child birth: ♂ William George Grey [Grey] b. 15 February 1819 d. 19 December 1865
17 July 1846 death:
Notes
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, (March 13, 1764 - July 17, 1845). British statesman and Prime Minister. Known as Charles Grey until 1806, and then as Viscount Howick from 1806 to 1807.
From an aristocratic background, Grey was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was elected to parliament at the age of 22 in 1786. He became a part of the Whig circle of Charles James Fox, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and the Prince of Wales, and soon became one of the major leaders of the Whig party. Grey was noted for advocating parliamentary reform and Catholic emancipation. His affair with Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, herself an active political campaigner, did him little harm although it nearly caused her to be divorced by her husband.
In 1806 Grey, now Lord Howick due to his father's elevation to the peerage as Earl Grey, became a part of the Ministry of All the Talents (a coalition of Foxite Whigs, Grenvillites, and Addingtonites) as First Lord of the Admiralty. Following Fox's death later that year, Howick took over both as Foreign Secretary and as leader of the Whigs.
The government fell from power the next year, and Howick went to the Lords the same year, succeeding his father as Earl Grey. He continued in opposition for the next 23 years.
In 1830, the Whigs finally returned to power, with Grey as Prime Minister. His ministry was a notable one, seeing passage of the Reform Act 1832, which finally saw the reform of the House of Commons, and the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire in 1833. As the years had passed, however, Grey had become more conservative, and he was cautious about initiating more far-reaching reforms. In 1834 Grey retired from public life, leaving Lord Melbourne as his successor.
Earl Grey tea is named after Grey. He is commemorated by a monument, known as Grey's Monument in the centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Also called simply "Monument", it consists of a statue of Lord Grey sitting atop a 41 m high column. The monument lends its name to a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro located directly underneath. He also gives his name to Grey College, Durham.
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