About William Grey
Lived 1818 – 1878 (aged 60). William Grey was a British official.
Sir William Grey (1818 – 15 May 1878) was an English administrator of the East India Company in India. He served as Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal from 1867 and later as Governor of Jamaica.
Early life and education Grey was born in 1818, the fourth son of The Hon. Edward Grey, Bishop of Hereford, and Charlotte Croft. His paternal grandfather was Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey.
Grey studied at Christ Church, Oxford, He retired in 1871 He served as governor until 1877. He was married in 1865 to Georgina (Nina) Chichele Plowden, daughter of Trevor John Chichele Plowden.
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Who was William Grey?
British administrator in India and colonial governor
When was William Grey born?
William Grey was born on 17 January 1818.
When did William Grey die?
William Grey died on 17 January 1878.
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William Grey was an official.
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William Grey was British.
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· DBpedia: William Grey (governor)
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