NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Grey, Henry George Grey, Earl, 1802-1894 NRA: Grey Henry George (1802-1894) 3rd Earl Grey statesman DNB: Grey, Henry George, third Earl Grey (1802-1894), politician LBT ID: LdGrey3 VIAF ID: 100264777 LOC ID: n84073452 | B/BAP: 1802-12-28 DIED: 1894-10-09 |
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The son of the second earl; he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and was a Whig
MP (1826-45) when he succeeded his father. He was secretary for the colonies
(1846-52). | |
CORRESPONDENCE OF Henry George Grey, third earl Grey: Earl Grey to Samuel Rogers, 31 December 1845 in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889) |