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Authorised form of nameGrey; Thomas Philip De (1781 - 1859); 2nd Earl De Grey
Other forms of surnameDe Grey
Dates1781 - 1859
NationalityBritish
Place of birthWhitehall, London, England
Date of birth08 December 1781
Place of death4 St James's Square, London
Date of death14 November 1859
ActivityEducation:
St John's College, Cambridge. MA
Career:
First Lord of the Admiralty (1834-1835); Privy Councillor (1834); Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1841-1844)
Honours:
KG 1844
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election29/04/1841
RelationshipsSon of Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham, and his wife Mary Jemima, daughter of Jemima suo jure Marchioness Grey; succeeded as Baron Grantham (1786); replaced the name Robinson with Weddell (1803); replaced the name Weddell with de Grey (1833); married (1805) Henrietta Frances daughter of William 1st Earl of Enniskillen
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA6588
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