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This summary of George Grenville's conduct in opposition has found few detractors since it was written some twenty-five years ago.'. It is a fair portrait of a man obsessed with an ill-fated policy, trying desperately to justify his actions for posterity. Yet it requires basic qualification and correction.
George Grenville served as Prime Minister between 1763 to 1765. Read more about the life and achievements of George Grenville in our past Prime Ministers section. Previous roles in government
30 de oct. de 2023 · On 5 April 1764, British Prime Minister George Grenville (l. 1712-1770) passed an act through Parliament that would become known as the Sugar Act.An extension of the existing Molasses Act of 1733, Grenville’s Sugar Act imposed a tax of 3 pence per gallon on molasses produced outside of the British Empire, as well as restricted the trade of other valuable colonial goods, such as lumber, to ...
George Grenville. 14 October 1712 - 13 November 1770. George Grenville entered Parliament in 1741 as a representative of the borough of Buckingham in the House of Commons. He served as treasurer of the navy, 1754-1762, was admitted to the cabinet in 1761, and, later that year, was appointed leader of the House of Commons. In 1763, Grenville ...
24 de oct. de 2023 · George Grenville (1712-1770), Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1763 to 1765. Oil on canvas portrait by William Hoare, 1764. Christ Church, Oxford.
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. Read more on Wikipedia.
George Grenville was a British statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1763 to 1765. Born in 1712 in Buckinghamshire, England, Grenville was the second son of Richard Grenville, a member of Parliament and a powerful political figure.
