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GRENVILLE, Thomas (1755-1846).

Family and Education
b. 31 Dec. 1755, 2nd s. of George Grenville of Wotton, Bucks. by Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Bt., of Orchard Wyndham, Som.; bro. of William Wyndham Grenville. educ. Eton 1764-71; Christ Church, Oxf. 1771; L. Inn 1774. unm.
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Ensign 2 Ft. Gds. 1778; lt. 86 Ft. 1779, ret. 1780.

Minister to Paris May-July 1782; minister extraordinary (with Ld. Spencer) to Vienna July – Oct. 1794; PC 5 Dec. 1798; envoy extraordinary and minister plenip. to Berlin Dec. 1798 – Aug. 1799; c.j. in eyre South of Trent 1800 – d.; pres. Board of Control July – Sept. 1806; first ld. of Admiralty Sept. 1806-Apr. 1807.

Capt. Bucks. yeomanry 1795, maj. 1798, lt.-col. Mid Bucks. 1803.

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GRENVILLE, Thomas (1755-1846)

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GRENVILLE, William Wyndham (1759-1834), of Dropmore Lodge, Bucks.

Family and Education
b. 25 Oct. 1759, 3rd s. of George Grenville of Wotton, and bro. of Thomas Grenville. educ. Eton 1770-6; Christ Church, Oxf. 1776-80; L. Inn 1780. m. 18 July 1792, Hon. Anne Pitt, da. of Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford, s.p. cr. Baron Grenville 25 Nov. 1790.
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Chief sec. to ld. lt. [I] Aug. 1782 – May 1783; PC [I] 15 Sept. 1782; PC 31 Dec. 1783; paymaster-gen. Jan. – Mar. 1784; jt. paymaster-gen. Mar. 1784 – Sept. 1789; member of Board of Trade Mar. 1784 – Aug. 1786, vice-pres. Aug. 1786 – Aug. 1789; commr. Board of Control Sept. 1784 – Mar. 1790, pres. Mar. 1790 – June 1793; sp. mission to The Hague July – Sept. 1787, to Paris Sept. 1787 – Jan. 1788; sec. of state for Home affairs June 1789 – June 1791; sec. of state for Foreign affairs Apr. 1791 – Feb. 1801; ranger, St. James’s and Hyde Parks 1791 – 94; auditor of Exchequer 1794 – d.; first ld. of Treasury Feb. 1806 – Mar. 1807; commr. of Treasury [I] 1806; commr. for building new churches 1818.

Gov. Levant Co. 1800; high steward, Bristol 1810.

Maj. Bucks. yeomanry 1798, lt.-col. S. Bucks. 1803.

Speaker of House of Commons Jan. – June 1789.

Main residence: Dropmore Lodge, Bucks.
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Commons 1790-1820
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GRENVILLE, William Wyndham (1759-1834)

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GREGG, Francis (1734-95), of Mitcham, Surr.

Family and Education
b. 1 Sept. 1734, s. of Francis Gregg of Putney by Emilia née Emilie of Putney.Ms ped. Soc. of Genealogists; Par. Reg. of Putney 1620-1734 , p. 204. m. 26 Oct. 1758, Elizabeth née Wellford, 3s. 3da. suc. fa. 1778.
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Clerk to the Skinners’ Co. 1759 – d.

Main residence: Mitcham, Surr.
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Commons 1790-1820
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GREGG, Francis (1734-95)

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GREGOR, Francis (1760-1815), of Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornw.

Family and Education
bap. 1 June 1760,Privately (publicly 18 Aug.), Cornelly par. reg., ex. inf. Mrs Barbary Thorn. 1st s. of Capt. Francis Gregor of Trewarthenick by his cos. (once removed) Mary, da. of Joseph Moyle of Bake. educ. Bristol g.s.; St. John’s, Camb. 1778; L. Inn 1783. m. (1) 1 June 1786, Catherine Luke (d. 17 Apr. 1794), da. and coh. of William Masterman of Restormel Castle, s.p.; (2) 9 Oct. 1795, Jane, da. of William Urquhart of Craigston, Aberdeen, s.p.
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Sheriff, Cornw. 1788–9.

Lt. R. Cornw. militia 1792, capt. 1795; lt.-col. commdt. 2nd (Roseland) regt. 1798, 1803, col. 1798.

Main residence: Trewarthenick, Cornelly, Cornw.
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Commons 1790-1820
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GREGOR, Francis (1760-1815)

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GRENFELL, Pascoe (1761-1838), of Taplow House, Bucks.

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b. 3 Sept. 1761, 1st s. of Pascoe Grenfell, commissary to the States of Holland, of Marazion, Cornw. by Mary, da. of William Tremenheere, attorney, of Penzance. educ. Truro g.s. 1777. m. (1) 26 Aug. 1786, his cos. Charlotte Granville (d. 2 May 1790), 2s. 1da.; (2) 15 Jan. 1798, Hon. Georgiana St. Leger, da. of St. Leger, 1st Visct. Doneraile [I], 2s. 10da. suc. fa. 1810.
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Dir. R. Exchange Assurance Co. 1789 – 1829, gov. 1829 – d.

Main residence: Taplow House, Bucks.
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Commons 1790-1820
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GRENFELL, Pascoe (1761-1838)

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