George Grenville

(1712-1770)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Grenville, George, 1712-1770 NRA: Grenville George (1712-1770) Statesman DNB: Grenville, George (1712-1770), prime minister LBT ID: GeGrenv1770 VIAF ID: 62343559 LOC ID: n82046926	B/BAP: 1712-10-14 DIED: 1770-11-13
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English statesman and prime minister, the nephew of Lord Cobham; he was a leader of the “Boy Patriots” when he entered Parliament in 1740.
REFERENCES TO George Grenville: John Wilson Croker to John Murray, 29 May 1822 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Found 1: ¶ 2 William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch XIII. 1816-1820 Found 2: ¶ 27 ¶ n2 Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 16: British Association Found 1: ¶ 17 Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904, Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Chap. XXIII.