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British Army general (1729-1807) Sir Charles 1st Earl Grey Grey KB, PC, KG (bef. 23 Oct 1729 - 14 Nov 1807)
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey KG PC (13 March 1764 – 17 July 1845), known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was a British Whig politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834. He was a descendant of the House of Grey and the namesake of Earl Grey tea. [1] Grey was a long-time leader of multiple reform ...
Grey served as Governor of Guernsey until his death in 1807, which passed his estate and many titles onto his eldest son, Charles Grey, the 2nd Earl Grey, who later became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, passed the 1832 Reform Act which greatly democratized the House of Commons, abolished slavery in the British Empire, and even gave his name to a popular variety of tea.
During his lifetime, Grey proved himself a reliable and successful soldier, earning and deserving all his honors: Knight of the Bath in 1782, baron in 1801, viscount and earl in 1806. Nelson shows that Grey was an aggressive fighter who often achieved amazing feats of arms, often simply because of his driving personality and his most outstanding personality trait, loyalty.
Gen Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey primary name: Grey, Charles other name: (Baron) Grey of Howick
Sir Charles "1st Earl Grey" Grey KB, PC, KG. Born before 23 Oct 1729 in Howick Hall, Howick, Northumberland, England. Ancestors. Son of Henry (Grey) of Howick Bt and Hannah (Wood) Grey. Brother of Henry Grey 2nd Bt, Margaret (Grey) Cooper and Elizabeth (Grey) Pennyman. Husband of Elizabeth Grey — married 8 Jun 1762 in Monkwearmouth, County ...
Buy a print. Buy as a greetings card. Use this image. Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey. by Joseph Collyer the Younger, published by William Austin, after Sir Thomas Lawrence. stipple engraving, published 29 May 1797. NPG D34948. Find out more >. Buy a print.
