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Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey KG PC (13 March 1764 – 17 July 1845), known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was a British Whig politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834.
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Howick Hall, a Grade II* listed building in the village of...
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Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, KB, PC (circa 23 October 1729 –...
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Life and work Self-portrait (1820s). Phillips was born at...
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Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey The Hon. Mary Ponsonby: Henry...
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Mary Elizabeth Grey, Countess Grey (née Ponsonby; 4 March...
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The first Earl Grey was succeeded by his eldest son,...
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Jun 6, 2024 · Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey was a British politician, leader of the Whig (liberal) Party, and prime minister (1830–34), who presided over the passage of the Reform Act of 1832, modernizing the franchise and the electoral system.
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 Great Reform Act of 1832 and the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1833.
Biography. A firmly Whig politician, Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey oversaw 4 years of political reform that had enormous impact on the development of democracy in Britain. Lord Grey’s political...
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Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764 – 17 July 1845) was a British Whig statesman and Prime Minister. Earl Grey tea, a type of tea with a bergamot orange flavour is named after him. [1] He was the son of Major General Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey .
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May 29, 2018 · Prime minister. Son of General Sir Charles Grey of Fallodon, Northumberland, Grey entered Parliament in 1786 as a member for Northumberland through the efforts of his uncle Sir Henry Grey of Howick.
