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Grenville, William Wyndham (1759–1834), Baron Grenville , politician, was born 24 October 1759 at Wotton House, Buckinghamshire, England, youngest son among three surviving sons and four daughters of George Grenville, later British prime minister, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Wyndham.
GRENVILLE, William Wyndham (1759-1834). Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 , ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964 Available from Boydell and Brewer
William Grenville was born in 1759. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He studied law at Lincoln’s Inn. Grenville was the son of Whig Prime Minister George Grenville. Moreover, William Pitt the Elder was Grenville’s uncle by marriage, and Pitt the Younger was his cousin. In 1782, Grenville entered the House of ...
Prime Minister Grenville, William Pitt's first cousin, served as Speaker of the House of Commons (1789) and Foreign Secretary (1791-1801). The protégé and loyal follower of his cousin, Grenville was angered by Pitt's failure to oppose Addington and broke with him to join Fox and Grey in opposition. It was as head of the 'Ministry of All the Talents' coalition government, following Pitt's ...
Fact file. Born 25 October, 1759, died Dropmore Lodge (Buckinghamshire), 12 January, 1834. MP for Buckingham 1782-84. MP for Buckinghamshire 1784-90. Created 1st Baron of Grenville on 25 November 1790 (then becoming Leader of the House of Lords) Chief secretary for Ireland 1782-83. Paymaster and Joint Paymaster 1783-89.
Familia. Grenville fue el quinto hijo de George Grenville y Elizabeth Wyndham. Nacido en una familia de gran influencia política, en la que su padre fue primer ministro y sus cinco tíos paternos fueron miembros del Parlamento Británico y su tía Hester, fue esposa de William Pitt (el Viejo), que fue también primer ministro británico.
Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London (1759–1834). British politician William Wyndham Grenville served as prime minister of Great Britain in 1806–07. His greatest achievement was to end the British overseas slave trade by a bill that became law the day he left office.
