About Henry Grenville
Lived 1717 – 1784 (aged 66). Henry Grenville was a British diplomat and politician.
Henry Grenville (11 September 1717 – 22 April 1784) was a British diplomat and politician.
Grenville was born into a family of politicians. His father was Sir Richard Grenville, MP; one of his elder brothers was Earl Temple, a government minister. Another brother, Thomas, was also an MP, and the third, James, was Lord of Trade and Cofferer of the Household. Another brother, George Grenville, rose to become Chancellor of the Exchequer under William Pitt the Elder and was later Prime Minister himself in 1763–1765.
Henry Grenville was MP for Bishop's Castle from 1759 to 1761. Their daughter Louisa married the statesman and scientist Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope.
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Who was Henry Grenville?
British diplomat (1717–1784)
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Henry Grenville was born on 11 September 1717.
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Henry Grenville died on 22 April 1784.
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Henry Grenville was a diplomat and politician.
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Henry Grenville was British.
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