The Earl Grey | |
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Secretary at War | |
In office 18 April 1835 – 27 September 1839 | |
Monarchs | William IV Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
Preceded by | John Charles Herries |
Succeeded by | Thomas Babington Macaulay |
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | |
In office 6 July 1846 – 21 February 1852 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
Preceded by | William Ewart Gladstone |
Succeeded by | Sir John Pakington, Bt |
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
In office 26 July 1848 – 31 October 1850 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 December 1802 |
Died | 9 October 1894 | (aged 91)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse | Maria Copley (d. 1879) |
Parent(s) | Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey The Hon. Mary Ponsonby |
Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey KG GCMG PC (28 December 1802 – 9 October 1894), known as Viscount Howick from 1807 until 1845, was an English statesman and cabinet minister in the government of the United Kingdom.