| LC control no. | n 83070446 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845 |
| Variant(s) | Grey, Charles Grey, 2d Earl, 1764-1845 Grey, Charles, 1764-1845 Grey, Lord, 1764-1845 Howick, 1764-1845 Howick, Charles Grey, Viscount, 1764-1845 Howick, Lord, 1764-1845 |
| See also | Great Britain. Prime Minister (1830-1834 : Grey) |
| Other standard no. | 0000000073732799 |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Associated place | London (England) |
| Located | Howick (England) |
| Birth date | 1764-03-13 |
| Death date | 1845-07-17 |
| Place of birth | Fallodon (England) |
| Place of death | Howick (England) |
| Field of activity | Great Britain--Politics and government--19th century Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century Great Britain. Parliament--Reform |
| Affiliation | Whig Party (Great Britain) Society of the Friends of the People (Great Britain) |
| Profession or occupation | Prime ministers Politicians |
| Found in | Society of the Friends of the People (Gt. Brit.). Authentic copy of a petition ... 1793: title page (Charles Grey, Esq.) LC in RLIN, 6-14-83 (hdg.: Grey, Charles Grey, 2d Earl, 1764-1845 [as subj.]; called "Lord Grey" in titles) United States. President (1801-1809 : Jefferson). Message from the President of the United States, containing his communication to both houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the tenth Congress, 1807: page 12, etc. (Lord Howick; Howick) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography WWW site, viewed July 18, 2022 (Grey, Charles, second Earl Grey; prime minister; born March 13, 1764 at Fallodon, Northumberland; he was first elected to the Commons in 1786, becoming a member of the whig party; in 1792 he promoted the foundation of the Society of the Friends of the People, a failed attempt to bring about Parliamentary reform; his political career stagnated after 1801 but after Pitt's death in 1806 he joined the "ministry of all the talents" as First Lord of the Admiralty; in April 1806 he accepted the courtesy title Viscount Howick, which he used until his father's death in 1807, when he became second Earl Grey; by 1830 his career appeared to be over; for 10 years George IV vetoed him from joining the government, and he was marooned in opposition; George IV died in June 1830, and on November 16 William IV appointed Grey as pirme minister; he appointed a subcommittee to draw up a reform bill; opposition to the first Reform Bill resulted in Grey demanding the dissolution of Parliament; the bill couldn't pass the Lords in the new Parliament and Grey resigned in 1832; he was subsequently recalled and in June 1832 the Great Reform Act was passed; his ministry also abolished slavery in the British Empire in 1833; Ireland proved his downfall, and he resigned on July 8, 1834; he retired to Howick and died in his bed on July 17, 1845) |
| Associated language | eng |
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