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Grenville, George (1712–1770), prime minister, was born at Wotton, Buckinghamshire, on 14 October 1712, the second of the six sons of Richard Grenville (1678–1727), landowner and whig MP, and his wife, Hester (bap. 1684, d. 1752), the second daughter of Sir Richard Temple, third baronet, of Stowe, Buckinghamshire.
George Grenville was King George III's First Minister from 1763 to 1765. The central issue of Grenville's administration was to deal with the aftermath of the Seven Year's War, particularly with the sharply increased national debt and the cost of continued protection of the American colonies.
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 Quick Reference (1712–70) British statesman, Prime Minister (1763–65). As premier he was largely responsible for ...
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 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.
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 ...