Edward Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham
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The Right Honourable The Lord Altrincham KCMG KCVO DSO MC PC |
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| Governor of Kenya | |
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In office 10 February 1925 – 27 September 1930 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Denham (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
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8 September 1879 Madras, India |
| Died | 1 December 1955 (aged 76) Tormarton, Gloucestershire, England |
| Nationality |
 England
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| Political party | Liberal, then Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Alice Katherine Dickson-Poynder |
| Children | John Grigg (son) |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Journalist, civil servant |
Edward William Macleay Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham KCMG KCVO DSO MC PC (8 September 1879 – 1 December 1955) was a British colonial administrator and politician.
Grigg was the son of Henry Bridewell Grigg, a member of the Indian Civil Service, and Elizabeth Louisa, née Thomson, the daughter of Edward Deas Thomson. Born in Madras, he was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, where he won the Gaisford Prize for Greek verse in 1902. Upon graduation, he embarked on a career in journalism. He joined The Times in 1903 as secretary to the editor, George Earle Buckle, then moved to The Outlook in 1905, where he worked as assistant editor under J. L. Garvin. Grigg returned to The Times in 1906, where he was the head of the colonial department until he resigned in 1913 in order to become the co-editor of The Round Table Journal.
At the start of the First World War, Grigg enlisted in the Grenadier Guards. Serving in France, he distinguished himself in combat before his transfer to the staff in 1916. He received the Military Cross in 1917 and the Distinguished Service Order the following year, and was a lieutenant-colonel by the end of the war. Grigg was created Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1919 and served as military secretary to the Prince of Wales from 1919 until 1920, accompanying the prince on tours of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. For his services, Grigg was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1919 and Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1920.
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