Sir George Grey | |
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Home Secretary | |
In office 25 July 1861 – 28 June 1866 | |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell |
Preceded by | Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt |
Succeeded by | Spencer Horatio Walpole |
In office 8 February 1855 – 26 February 1858 | |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
Preceded by | The Viscount Palmerston |
Succeeded by | Spencer Horatio Walpole |
In office 8 July 1846 – 23 February 1852 | |
Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
Preceded by | Sir James Graham, Bt |
Succeeded by | Spencer Horatio Walpole |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
In office 22 June 1859 – 25 July 1861 | |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
Preceded by | The Duke of Montrose |
Succeeded by | Edward Cardwell |
In office 23 June 1841 – 30 August 1841 | |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
Preceded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
Succeeded by | Lord Granville Somerset |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 May 1799 Gibraltar |
Died | 9 September 1882 | (aged 83)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Whig Liberal |
Spouse | Anna Sophia Ryder |
Relatives | House of Grey |
Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet, PC (11 May 1799 – 9 September 1882) was a British Whig politician and a scion of the noble House of Grey. He held office under four Prime Ministers, Lord Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Lord Aberdeen, and Lord Palmerston, notably serving three times as Home Secretary for a collective 13 years.[1]