Robert Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Ebury

Robert Wellesley Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Ebury (25 January 1834 – 13 November 1918) was a British politician.

Early life and education Ebury was the eldest of the five sons and two daughters of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury and his wife Hon Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley. His younger brothers were Thomas George Grosvenor, Norman Grosvenor (who represented Chester in Parliament), Algernon Henry Grosvenor, and barrister Richard Cecil Grosvenor. His mother was the eldest daughter of the diplomat Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley, a younger brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Among Robert's extended family were uncles Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster and Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton, while Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster and Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge were his cousins.

Ebury succeeded to the barony upon his father's death in 1893.

Career Ebury entered the 1st Life Guards in 1853, became Captain in 1859 and was made Captain of the Cheshire Yeomanry in 1870. He served as Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Westminster from 1865 to 1874.

Marriage and children On 20 July 1867, Ebury married Hon Emilie Beaujolais White, daughter of Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly. They had six children: married Florence Padelford, a daughter of Edward M Padelford, in 1908. Hon Hugh Grosvenor (8 October 1869 – 6 August 1900), a Second Secretary in the Diplomatic Service, died unmarried. Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 4th Baron Ebury (8 September 1883 – 15 May 1932), married Mary Adela Glasson, daughter of John Glasson, in 1902.