Edward Charles Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (29 May 1870–26 November 1941), was an English banker and politician. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
His father, Henry Riversdale Grenfell, was Governor of the Bank of England between 1881 and 1883. Henry Riversdale Grenfell ( 5 April 1824 &ndash 11 September 1902) was a British banker and politician The Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, was his first cousin. William Henry Grenfell 1st Baron Desborough, KG, GCVO, ( October 30, 1855 &ndash January 9, 1945) was an athlete sportsman
In 1904 Grenfell became a partner in the firm of J. S. Morgan & Co., later renamed as Morgan, Grenfell & Co. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on JS Morgan & Co was a merchant banking firm based in London and New York City founded by Junius S to reflect his position. He was a director of the Bank of England from 1905 to 1940. The Bank of England (formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England) is a state-owned institution and the Central bank of the United Kingdom Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Grenfell was Unionist Member of Parliament for the City of London from 1922 until 1935, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron St Just, of St Just in Penwith in the County of Cornwall. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The City of London was a former United Kingdom Parliamentary Constituency. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mining The ancient settlement has a strong Mining history and was during the 19th Century one of the most important mining districts in Cornwall both for Copper and Lord St Just died in November 1941, aged 71, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Peter George Grenfell.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Frederick Banbury Arthur Balfour |
Member of Parliament for City of London with Sir Frederick Banbury 1922–1924 Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater 1924–1935 1922–1935 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater Sir Alan Garrett Anderson |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron St Just | Succeeded by Peter George Grenfell |
References
- Edward Charles Grenfell biography at Grenfell Family History Site
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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