Earl of Stamford was a title in the Peerage of England. The Peerage of England comprises all Peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. It was created in 1628 for Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby. Henry Grey 1st Earl of Stamford (c 1599 &ndash August 21, 1673) known as the Lord Grey of Groby from 1614 to 1628 was an English nobleman The Grey family descended from Lord John Grey, of Pirgo, Essex, younger son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, and younger brother of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (the father of Lady Jane Grey; Suffolk was executed for treason in 1554 with his titles forfeited) (see the Duke of Suffolk for earlier history of the family). "Pyrgo" redirects here For the woman from Greek mythology see Alcathous. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Thomas Grey second Marquess of Dorset KG KB ( 22 June 1477 – 10 October 1530) was an English peer Henry Grey Marquess of Dorset ( 17 January 1517 &ndash 23 February 1554) was an English nobleman of the Tudor period Lady Jane Grey (1536/1537&ndash 12 February 1554) also referred to as Queen Jane, a greatniece of Henry VIII of England, was a claimant Duke of Suffolk is a title that has been created three times in British history all three times in the Peerage of England. His son Sir Henry Grey was in 1603 raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Grey of Groby, in the County of Leicester. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baron. He was created Earl of Stamford in the Peerage of England in 1628. Lord Stamford later fought as a Parliamentarian in the Civil War. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. His eldest son Thomas Grey, Lord Grey of Groby, was a leading Parliamentarian in the Civil War. Thomas Grey Lord Grey of Groby (c 1623&ndash1657 was the Member of Parliament for Leicester during the English Long Parliament, an active member of He was one of the judges at the trial of Charles I and one of the regicides who signed the King's death warrant. Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. Regicides of Charles I are considered to be the fifty-nine Commissioners (Judges who sat in judgement at the trial of King Charles I of England and signed his death He predeceased his father and never succeeded in the earldom. Lord Stamford's daughter Lady Elizabeth Grey married George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer, and was the mother of Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington. George Booth 1st Baron Delamer (August 1622 &ndash 8 August 1684) known as Sir George Booth 2nd Baronet, from 1652 to 1661 was an English peer Henry Booth 1st Earl of Warrington, PC ( January 13, 1652 &ndash January 2, 1694) was a son of George Booth, He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Earl. He was the only son of Lord Grey of Groby. Lord Stamford was a politician and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and as President of the Board of Trade. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is in modern times a Sinecure office in the Government of the United Kingdom. The Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry before the June 28, 2007 He was childless and on his death in 1720 the titles passed to his first cousin, the third Earl. He was the son of the Hon. John Grey, younger son of the first Earl.

He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He briefly represented Leicestershire in the House of Commons. Leicestershire was a County constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the British House of Commons. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Lord Stamford married his second cousin once removed Lady Mary Booth, daughter of George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington (on whose death in 1758 the earldom of Warrington became extinct). George Booth 2nd Earl of Warrington ( May 2 1675 &ndash August 2 1758) was the son of Henry Booth 1st Earl of Warrington by his When he died the titles passed to his son, the fifth Earl. He sat as Member of Parliament for Staffordshire and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire. Staffordshire was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire. In 1796 the barony of Delamere (which had become extinct in 1770) and earldom of Warrington held by his mother's family were revived when he was made Baron Delamer and Earl of Warrington in the Peerage of Great Britain. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant Peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Earl. He represented Aldborough and St Germans in Parliament and was Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire. Aldborough is a former Parliamentary borough located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, abolished in the great reform act of 1832 St Germans was a Rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and His son George Harry Grey, Lord Grey of Groby (1802-1835), was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Grey of Groby in 1833. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" A writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration was a type of writ of summons to the House of Lords that enabled the eldest son and Heir apparent However, he predeceased his father. Lord Stamford was therefore succeeded by his grandson, the seventh Earl. He was the son of Lord Grey of Groby and had already succeeded as ninth Baron Grey of Groby on his father's death. Lord Stamford was a great patron of the Turf. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. On his death in 1883 the barony of Delamer and earldom of Warrington became extinct.

The late Earl was succeeded in the barony of Grey of Groby and the earldom of Stamford by his third cousin once removed Reverend Harry Grey, the eighth Earl. He was the son of Reverend Harry Grey, son of the Hon. John Grey, third son of the fourth Earl. He was succeeded by his nephew, the ninth Earl. However, it was not until 1892 that the Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords confirmed him in the title. On his death the titles passed to his son, the tenth Earl. He served briefly as Parliamentary Private Secretary (unpaid) to the Secretary of State for India, Lord Peel, in 1922 and was also Mayor of Altrincham from 1937 to 1938. A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow The office of Secretary of State for India or India Secretary was created in 1858 when Company rule in India ended and India was brought under direct British rule William Robert Wellesley Peel 1st Earl Peel GCSI GBE TD PC (1867&ndash1937 was a British politician who served as Liberal Unionist Altrincham () is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Lord Stamford never married and on his death in 1976 his titles became extinct.

The main family seat of the Earls of Stamford in later years was Dunham Massey Hall, near Altrincham, Cheshire. Dunham Massey is a Civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England Dunham Massey was bequeathed to the National Trust by the 10th and last Earl, but continues to be lived in by the Turnbull family, descendants of the late Lady Jane Turnbull, née Grey, sister and only sibling of the 10th Earl. Dunham Massey is a Civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England

Another ancestral seat of the Grey family was Enville Hall, Staffordshire, and the house is occupied by members of the family to this day. Enville is a small village in rural Staffordshire, England, on the A458 road between Stourbridge and Bridgnorth. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. This was devised by George Harry Grey, 7th Earl of Stamford to his great niece, Catherine Payne, who married Sir Henry Foley Lambert, 7th Baronet (who took the surname Grey) in 1905, and subsequently to his granddaughter. George Harry Grey 7th Earl of Stamford 3rd Earl of Warrington ( 7 January 1827 – 2 January 1883) succeeded George Harry Grey as ^[1]

Contents 1 Barons Grey of Groby (1603) 2 Earls of Stamford (1628) 3 See also 4 References

Barons Grey of Groby (1603)

• Henry Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Groby (d. 1614)
• Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby (c. Henry Grey 1st Earl of Stamford (c 1599 &ndash August 21, 1673) known as the Lord Grey of Groby from 1614 to 1628 was an English nobleman 1600–1673) (created Earl of Stamford in 1628)

Earls of Stamford (1628)

• Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford (c. Henry Grey 1st Earl of Stamford (c 1599 &ndash August 21, 1673) known as the Lord Grey of Groby from 1614 to 1628 was an English nobleman 1600–1673)
• Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford (c. Thomas Grey 2nd Earl of Stamford PC (c 1654 – January 31, 1720) only son of Thomas Lord Grey of Groby, succeeded his grandfather 1653–1720)
• Harry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford (1685–1739)
• Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford (1715–1768)
• George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford (1737–1819) (created Baron Delamer and Earl of Warrington in 1796)
• George Harry Grey, 6th Earl of Stamford, 2nd Earl of Warrington (1765–1845)
• George Harry Grey, 7th Earl of Stamford, 3rd Earl of Warrington (1827–1883)
• Harry Grey, 8th Earl of Stamford (1812–1890)
• William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (1850–1910)
• Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896–1976)

See also

• Duke of Suffolk (1551 creation)
• Earl of Warrington
• Booth Baronets

References

• Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1968 edition)
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• www.thepeerage.com

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