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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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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.
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 experience...
Earl Grey was the great aristocratic reformer. His government passed the ‘Great Reform Act of 1832’, ending an entire era of British politics, and beginning another. His government also passed legislation to end slavery in the British Empire.
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, (born March 13, 1764, Falloden, Northumberland, Eng.—died July 17, 1845, Howick, Northumberland), British politician, leader of the Whig Party, and prime minister (1830–34).
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.
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May 29, 2018 · Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845). 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.
