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3 de sept. de 2014 · George Grenville, a political life by Lawson, Philip, 1949-1995. Publication date 1984 Topics Grenville, George, 1712-1770, Statesmen -- Great Britain ...
George Grenville ( 14. říjen 1712 – 13. listopad 1770) byl britský státník, člen strany Whigů, který za krátký čas sedmi let, po který byl členem britské vlády dosáhl až na funkci jejího předsedy. Byl jedním z mála premiérů, kteří nikdy nebyli jmenováni peery (a tedy členy Sněmovny lordů ).
English politician George Grenville served as prime minister of Great Britain from 1763 to 1765. During his tenure, his policy of taxing the American colonies started the series of events that led to the American Revolution. Grenville was born on October 14, 1712, in London, England. He attended Eton College from 1725 to 1728 and then went to ...
George Grenville. (1712-1770), Prime Minister. Sitter in 5 portraits. Statesman; author of the Stamp Act 1765, a tax on transactions and on newspapers in the American colonies. Its introduction gave rise to Burke 's maxim, 'No taxation without representation'. 1 Like.
11 de feb. de 2009 · George Grenville: A Political Life. By Philip Lawson. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984. Pp. vi+309. £19.50. - Lord Grenville 1759–1834. By Peter Jupp.
2 de dic. de 2023 · Quotes about George Grenville. Undoubtedly Mr. Grenville was a first-rate figure in this country. With a masculine understanding, and a stout and resolute heart, he had an application undissipated and unwearied. He took public business, not as a duty which he was to fulfil, but as a pleasure he was to enjoy; and he seemed to have no delight out ...
William Grenville was born in 1759. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He studied law at Lincoln’s Inn. Grenville was the son of Whig Prime Minister George Grenville. Moreover, William Pitt the Elder was Grenville’s uncle by marriage, and Pitt the Younger was his cousin. In 1782, Grenville entered the House of ...
