Francis William Grey

Francis William Grey (1860–1939) was a British-born Canadian writer and academic. He was most noted for his 1899 novel The Curé of St. Philippe, which was republished by McClelland and Stewart's New Canadian Library series in 1970.

Early life and education Born and educated in England, Grey was one of the sons of Admiral George Grey (1809–1891), a younger son of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.

Career Grey moved to Canada and became a professor of English at the University of Ottawa, later working for the National Archives of Canada. It was Grey's only novel, although he published academic non-fiction, poetry and theatrical plays.

Grey's son George Archibald Grey (1886–1952) married Margery Campbell, a daughter of the poet William Wilfred Campbell, and their grandsons Richard and Philip Grey inherited the earldom in 1963 and 2013 respectively.