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The Right Honourable
 George Grenville
George Grenville
In office
16 April 1763 – 13 July 1765
Monarch George III
Preceded by The Earl of Bute
Succeeded by The Marquess of Rockingham
In office
April 16, 1763 – July 16, 1765
Monarch George III
Preceded by Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Bt.
Succeeded by William Dowdeswell
Born 14 October 1712(1712-10-14)
Westminster, London
Died 13 November 1770 (aged 58)
London
Political party Whig
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford

George Grenville (14 October 1712 – 13 November 1770), was a British Whig statesman who served in government for the relatively short period of seven years, reaching the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain. 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Grenville was the second son of Richard Grenville and Hester Temple (later the 1st Countess Temple). Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple 2nd Viscountess Cobham (c 1690&ndash1752 was an English noblewoman Viscount Cobham is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1718 for Field Marshal '''Sir Richard Temple 4th Baronet of Stowe'''. His elder brother was Richard Grenville-Temple, later the 2nd Earl Temple. Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple KG, PC ( September 26, 1711 &ndash September 12, 1779) was an English Grenville received his education at Eton College and at Christ Church, Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1736. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Not to be confused with Christchurch, a city in New Zealand. Christ Church (Ædes Christi the temple or house of Christ and thus sometimes known as He entered Parliament in 1741 as member for Buckingham, and continued to represent that borough till his death. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Buckingham is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

In Parliament he subscribed to the "Boy Patriot" party which opposed Sir Robert Walpole. Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 &ndash 18 March 1745 known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a In December 1744 he became a lord of the admiralty in the administration of Henry Pelham. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Henry Pelham ( 25 September 1694 &ndash 6 March 1754) was a British Whig Statesman, who served as Prime He allied himself with his brother Richard and with William Pitt the Elder (Richard's brother-in-law) in forcing their leader to give them promotion by rebelling against his authority and obstructing business. William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham PC (15 November 1708 &ndash 11 May 1778 was a British Whig Statesman who achieved his greatest fame as In June 1747 Grenville became a Lord of the Treasury, and in 1754 Treasurer of the Navy and Privy Councillor. In the United Kingdom, there are at least six Lords of the Treasury who serve concurrently The Treasurer of the Navy was an office in the British government between the mid-16th and early 19th century Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign.

As Treasurer of the Navy in 1758 he introduced and carried a bill which established a fairer system of paying the wages of seamen. He remained in office in 1761, when Pitt (by then created Earl of Chatham) resigned upon the question of the war with Spain, and in the administration of Lord Bute functioned as Leader of the House of Commons. The title Earl of Chatham, in the County of Kent was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1766 for William Pitt the Elder on his appointment as John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute, KG, PC (25 May 1713 &ndash 10 March 1792 styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723 was a Scottish nobleman The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons In May 1762 he was appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department, and in October First Lord of the Admiralty; and in April 1763 he became First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Secretary of State for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain up to 1782 Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the commission exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom, usually but not The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial

Prominent measures of his administration included the prosecution of John Wilkes and the passing of the American Stamp Act 1765, which led to the first symptoms of alienation between American colonies and Great Britain. John Wilkes ( 17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) was an English radical, journalist and politician The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 George III c The king made various attempts to induce Pitt to come to his rescue by forming a ministry, but without success, and at last had recourse to Lord Rockingham. Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham KG, PC (13 May 1730 &ndash 1 July 1782 styled The Hon When Rockingham agreed to accept office, the king dismissed Grenville (July 1765). He never again held office.

The nickname of "gentle shepherd" was given him because he bored the House by asking over and over again, during the debate on the Cider Bill of 1763, that somebody should tell him "where" to lay the new tax if it was not to be put on cider. Pitt whistled the air of the popular tune Gentle Shepherd, tell me where, and the House laughed. Though few excelled him in a knowledge of the forms of the House or in mastery of administrative details, he lacked tact in dealing with people and with affairs.

In 1749 Grenville married Elizabeth Wyndham (before 1731-5 December 1769), daughter of Sir William Wyndham, by whom he had seven children:

The Grenville Papers, being the Correspondence of Richard Grenville, Earl Temple, K. G. , and the Right Hon. George Grenville, their Friends and Contemporaries, were published at London in 1852, and afford the chief authority for his life. But see also Horace Walpole's Memoirs of the Reign of George II (London, 1845); Lord Stanhope's History of England (London, 1858); Lecky's History of England (1885); and ED Adams, The Influence of Grenville on Pitt's Foreign Policy (Washington, 1904). Horace Walpole 4th Earl of Orford ( 24 September, 1717 &ndash 2 March, 1797) more commonly known as Horace Walpole, was a politician

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Political offices
Preceded by
Henry Legge		 Treasurer of the Navy
1756		 Succeeded by
George Dodington
Preceded by
George Dodington		 Treasurer of the Navy
1756 – 1762		 Succeeded by
The Viscount Barrington
Preceded by
William Pitt the Elder		 Leader of the House of Commons
1761 – 1762		 Succeeded by
Henry Fox
Preceded by
The Earl of Bute		 Secretary of State for the Northern Department
1762		 Succeeded by
The Earl of Halifax
Preceded by
The Earl of Halifax		 First Lord of the Admiralty
1762 – 1763		 Succeeded by
The Earl of Sandwich
Preceded by
The Earl of Bute		 Prime Minister of Great Britain
16 April 1763 – 13 July 1765		 Succeeded by
The Marquess of Rockingham
Preceded by
Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Bt		 Chancellor of the Exchequer
1763 – 1765		 Succeeded by
William Dowdeswell
Preceded by
Henry Fox		 Leader of the House of Commons
1763 – 1765		 Succeeded by
Henry Seymour Conway
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
George Chamberlayne
Richard Grenville		 Member of Parliament for Buckingham
with George Chamberlayne 1741–1747
Richard Grenville 1747–1753
Temple West 1753–1754
James Grenville 1754–1768
Henry Grenville
1741 – 1770		 Succeeded by
Henry Grenville
James Grenville
Henry Legge may be Henry Bilson Legge (1708&ndash1764 English statesman Sir Henry Charles Legge (1852&ndash1924 Paymaster of the Household The Treasurer of the Navy was an office in the British government between the mid-16th and early 19th century George Bubb Dodington 1st Baron Melcombe PC ( 1691 &ndash July 28, 1762) was an English politician and nobleman George Bubb Dodington 1st Baron Melcombe PC ( 1691 &ndash July 28, 1762) was an English politician and nobleman The Treasurer of the Navy was an office in the British government between the mid-16th and early 19th century William Wildman Shute Barrington 2nd Viscount Barrington PC ( 5 January 1717 &ndash 1 February 1793) was a British secretary William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham PC (15 November 1708 &ndash 11 May 1778 was a British Whig Statesman who achieved his greatest fame as The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland, PC ( 28 September 1705 &ndash 1 July 1774 in Holland House) was an English John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute, KG, PC (25 May 1713 &ndash 10 March 1792 styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723 was a Scottish nobleman The Secretary of State for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain up to 1782 George Montagu-Dunk 2nd Earl of Halifax, KG, PC ( 6 October 1716 &ndash 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian George Montagu-Dunk 2nd Earl of Halifax, KG, PC ( 6 October 1716 &ndash 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. John Montagu 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS ( 3 November 1718 &ndash 30 April 1792) succeeded his grandfather John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute, KG, PC (25 May 1713 &ndash 10 March 1792 styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723 was a Scottish nobleman The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham KG, PC (13 May 1730 &ndash 1 July 1782 styled The Hon Francis Dashwood 15th Baron le Despencer (December 1708 &ndash 11 December 1781) was an English rake and Politician, Chancellor The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial William Dowdeswell (1721 &ndash February 6, 1775) was an English Politician. Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland, PC ( 28 September 1705 &ndash 1 July 1774 in Holland House) was an English The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons Field Marshal Henry Seymour Conway (1721 – 9 July 1795) was a British General and Statesman. The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple KG, PC ( September 26, 1711 &ndash September 12, 1779) was an English Buckingham is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple KG, PC ( September 26, 1711 &ndash September 12, 1779) was an English Vice-Admiral Temple West (bef 1715 – 9 August 1757) was a British naval officer best known for his role as second-in-command to Admiral John Byng in Henry Grenville (1717 - 1784 was an English diplomat Grenville was born into a family of politicians one of his elder brothers was Earl Temple, another a government minister Henry Grenville (1717 - 1784 was an English diplomat Grenville was born into a family of politicians one of his elder brothers was Earl Temple, another a government minister James Grenville 1st Baron Glastonbury, PC ( 6 July 1742 - 26 April 1825) was a United Kingdom politician who was a member
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