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George Grenville was a reluctant politician, but once he had committed himself to a political career, he gave it his all, and mastered the details of both Parliament and administration more comprehensively than any of his contemporaries.
George Grenville, best known as the driving political force behind the Stamp Act, was born October 14, 1712, the son of Richard Grenville, a Buckinghamshire member of Parliament, and Hester Temple. His elder brother was Richard, Earl Temple. He was educated at Eton; Christ College, Oxford; and the Inner Temple.
George Grenville was King George III's First Minister from 1763 to 1765. The central issue of Grenville's administration was to deal with the aftermath of the Seven Year's War, particularly with the sharply increased national debt and the cost of continued protection of the American colonies.
Grenville, George. Grenville, George ( 1712–1770 ), prime minister, was born at Wotton, Buckinghamshire, on 14 October 1712, the second of the six sons of Richard Grenville (1678–1727), landowner and whig MP, and his wife, Hester (bap. 1684, d. 1752), the second daughter of Sir Richard Temple, third baronet, of Stowe, Buckinghamshire.
George Grenville, who served as Prime Minister from 16 April 1763 to 10 July 1765, was the second son of seven children born to Richard Grenville and his wife Hester, Countess Temple. His elder brother was Richard, Earl Temple, Lord Cobham; his sister Hester married William Pitt. Grenville, who was born on 14 October 1712 at Westminster in ...
21 de nov. de 2023 · George Grenville (1721-1770) was a British politician who greatly influenced the desire for independence in colonial America. Grenville was a member of Parliament and Prime Minister of Great Britain.
George Grenville war der zweite Sohn des Politikers Richard Grenville (1678–1727) und der Hester Temple (um 1690–1752), die 1749 zur Countess Temple erhoben wurde. Er erhielt seine Ausbildung in Eton und am Christ Church College der Universität Oxford. 1735 wurde er am Inner Temple als Anwalt zugelassen. Erstmals wurde er 1741 als ...
