Charles Greville (diarist)

Charles Greville
Charles Greville
Born
Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville

(1794-04-02)2 April 1794
Died17 January 1865(1865-01-17) (aged 70)
NationalityEnglish
Alma materEton College; Christ Church, Oxford
OccupationClerk of the Council in ordinary
Known forWriting journals of the reigns of George IV and William IV and Victoria (extending from 1820 to 1860)
FatherCharles Greville
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Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (2 April 1794 – 17 January 1865) was an English diarist and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1827. His father, Charles Greville, was a second cousin of the 1st Earl of Warwick. His mother, Lady Charlotte Bentinck, was a daughter of the 3rd Duke of Portland (former leader of the Whig party and prime minister).[1]

  1. ^ Burke's Peerage (1939 edition) s.v. Warwick.