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Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (c. 1764–1845) was the son of Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Lord Grey's government enacted the abolition of slavery in the British Empire by initiating the mass purchase of slaves from their owners in 1833.
From 1798 to 1799 he served as Commander of the Southern District, retiring in 1799. In acknowledgment of his service, he was raised in January 1801 to the peerage as Baron Grey, of Howick in the County of Northumberland. In 1806, he was created Earl Grey and Viscount Howick, in the County of Northumberland. He died the next year, at the age of 78.
Media in category "Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. An account of the campaign in the West Indies, in the year 1794, under the command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K Fleuron T094638-2.png 1,825 × 1,130; 87 KB
Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, was a British Army general in the 18th century and a scion of the noble House of Grey. He was a distinguished soldier in a generation of exceptionally capable military personnel, serving crucially in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763), the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars.
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. (1764-1845), Prime Minister. Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 190 portraits. Grey was the leader of the Whigs from 1806 to 1834. He led the party through the triumph of the Reform Act (1832) which extended the vote to the middle classes and gave representation to Britain's growing ...
Charles Grey, 2. Earl Grey. Charles Grey, II conde de Grey (13 de marzo de 1764–17 de julio de 1845), miembro de la Orden de la Jarretera, miembro del Consejo Privado del Reino Unido, fue diplomático, político y primer ministro whig (liberal) británico. Fue conocido como Charles Grey hasta 1806, y como Vizconde de Howick desde 1806 hasta 1807.
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