Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg

The Lord Glenelg
1837 portrait by Henry Perronet Briggs
President of the Board of Trade
In office
4 September 1827 – 11 June 1828
MonarchGeorge IV
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Goderich
The Duke of Wellington
Preceded byWilliam Huskisson
Succeeded byWilliam Vesey-FitzGerald
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
In office
18 April 1835 – 20 February 1839
MonarchsWilliam IV
Victoria
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Melbourne
Preceded byThe Earl of Aberdeen
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Normanby
Personal details
Born26 October 1778 (1778-10-26)
Kidderpore, Calcutta, British India
Died23 April 1866 (1866-04-24) (aged 87)
Cannes, France
NationalityAnglo-Indian
Political partyTory
Whig
Alma materMagdalene College, Cambridge

Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg PC FRS (26 October 1778 – 23 April 1866) was a Scottish politician and colonial administrator who served as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies