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Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC (28 September 1735 – 14 March 1811), styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era. He is one of a handful of dukes who have served as prime minister.
Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of Grafton (born Oct. 1, 1735—died March 14, 1811, Euston Hall, Suffolk, Eng.) was the 3rd duke of Grafton and a British prime minister (1768–70). He was a prominent figure in the period of the American Revolutionary War.
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28 September 1735. Died. 14 March 1811, Euston Hall, Suffolk. Dates in office. 1768 to 1770. Political party. Whig. Biography. Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton was a colourful...
Mar 25, 2015 · Augustus Henry FitzRoy, third Duke of Grafton, was the last of those to enjoy relatively short periods as First Lord of the Treasury during the 1760s. Born in September 1735, the death...
28 Sep 1735. Died. 14 Mar 1811 (aged 75 years) Resting place. St Genevieve Churchyard, Euston, Suffolk, England. About The Duke of Grafton. The Duke of Grafton believed, according to Horace Walpole, that ‘the world should be postponed to a whore and a horse – race’.
Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC , styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era. He is one of a handful of dukes who have served as prime minister.
The Oxford Companion to British History. Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of (1735–1811). Prime minister. Grafton came from an aristocratic Whig background and opposed Lord Bute in the early years of George III's reign.
