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George Grenville (14 October 1712 – 13 November 1770) was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain. Grenville was born into an influential political family and first entered Parliament in 1741 as an MP for Buckingham. He emerged as one of Cobham's Cubs, a group of young members of Parliament ...
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George Grenville (born October 14, 1712—died November 13, 1770, London, England) was an English politician whose policy of taxing the American colonies, initiated by his Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765, started the train of events leading to the American Revolution. He entered Parliament in 1741, one of the “cousinhood” of men ...
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Dec 14, 2022 · October 14, 1712–November 13, 1770. George Grenville was the Prime Minister of Great Britain and was responsible for implementing policies that caused the American Revolution. His policies are known as the Grenville Acts, and included the end of Salutary Neglect, the Sugar Act, and the Stamp Act. George Grenville.
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In 1765, Grenville clashed with the King, ending his premiership prematurely. George Grenville was born in October 1712 into a political family; his father was an MP, all of his four brothers would become MPs, and his sister Hester married William Pitt. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He did not receive a degree.
Feb 11, 2015 · George Grenville (Whig 1763-1765) George Grenville came from a political family and ultimately emerged as an important political figure in his own right. He was born in October 1712 at Wotton, Buckinghamshire. His father, Richard, sat as an MP for Wendover and Buckingham but Grenville’s career was helped more by his mother’s brother ...
