Historical records matching Rt. Hon. George Grenville, Prime Minister of Great Britain
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About Rt. Hon. George Grenville, Prime Minister of Great Britain
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George Grenville (14 October 1712 – 13 November 1770) was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain.[1] Grenville was born into an influential political family and first entered Parliament in 1741 as an MP for Buckingham. He emerged as one of Cobham's Cubs, a group of young MPs associated with Lord Cobham.
In 1754 Grenville became Treasurer of the Navy, a position he held twice until 1761. In October 1761 he chose to stay in government and accepted the new role of Leader of the Commons causing a rift with his brother-in-law and political ally William Pitt who had resigned. Grenville was subsequently made Northern Secretary and First Lord of the Admiralty by the new Prime Minister Lord Bute.
On April 8, 1763, Lord Bute resigned, and Grenville assumed his position as Prime Minister.[2] His government tried to bring public spending under control and pursued an assertive foreign policy. His best known policy is the Stamp Act, an exclusive tax on the colonies in America, which provoked widespread opposition in Britain's American colonies and was later repealed. Grenville had increasingly strained relations with his colleagues and the King and in 1765 he was dismissed by George III and replaced by Lord Rockingham. For the last five years of his life Grenville led a group of his supporters in opposition and staged a public reconciliation with Pitt.
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Rt. Hon. George Grenville, Prime Minister of Great Britain's Timeline
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October 14, 1712
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Wolton, Buckingham, England
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November 11, 1712
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Wotton underwood, Buckinghamshire
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| 1751 |
September 14, 1751
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June 17, 1753
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London, Middlesex, England
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October 24, 1756
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October 25, 1759
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Wotton House, Buckinghamshire, UK
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November 23, 1760
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November 23, 1762
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| 1770 |
November 13, 1770
Age 58
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London, United Kingdom
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