Richard Grey, 6th Earl Grey

Richard Fleming George Charles Grey, 6th Earl Grey (4 March 1939 – 10 September 2013) was a British hereditary peer.

In 1963, he inherited a seat in the House of Lords. In 1999 he was one of those who lost their seats as a result of the House of Lords Act 1999.

Early life and education The son of Albert Harry George Campbell Grey and his wife Vera Harding, Grey was born at Slough. His father, who was a trooper in the Canadian Armoured Corps

In 1963, he succeeded as Earl Grey, following the death of Charles Grey, 5th Earl Grey, his second cousin twice removed,

In February 1982, Grey became chairman of a company operating sex shops and publishing pornography. In July 1983, along with four other men, including a former governor of Norwich Prison, he was remanded on bail after they were accused of jointly living off the earnings of prostitution.

He was chairman of the London Cremation Company, based in Golders Green, and served as president of the Cremation Society of Great Britain from 1992 until his death.

He died on 10 September 2013, aged 74. His funeral was held at Golders Green Crematorium on 15 October 2013.

He was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey, who was born 11 May 1940.

Creations: Baronetcy (GB) 11 Jan 1745/6, Baron (UK), 23 June 1801, Earl and Viscount (UK), 11 April 1806.