Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Westminster KG PC |
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Painting of Lord Westminster (then Viscount Belgrave) by Henry William Pickersgill
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| Lord Steward of the Household | |
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In office 22 March 1850 – 21 February 1852 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | The Earl Fortescue |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Montrose |
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| Born |
27 January 1795 Millbank House, Westminster, London |
| Died | 31 October 1869 (aged 74) Fonthill House, Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, England |
| Resting place |
St Mary's Church, Eccleston, Cheshire 53°09′27″N 2°52′46″W / 53.1576°N 2.8794°W |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower |
| Children | Eleanor Mary Frances Gilbert Elizabeth Hugh Lupus Evelyn Caroline Amelia Octavia Agnes Gilbert Norman Jane Louisa Octavia Richard Theodora Grosvenor |
| Residence |
Eaton Hall, Cheshire; Grosvenor House, London |
| Alma mater |
Westminster School Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Landowner, politician |
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster KG PC (27 January 1795 – 31 October 1869), styled The Honourable Richard Grosvenor from 1795 to 1802, Viscount Belgrave from 1802 to 1831 and Earl Grosvenor from 1831 to 1845, was an English politician, landowner, property developer and benefactor.
Grosvenor was born at Millbank House, Westminster, London, the eldest of the three sons of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster and Lady Eleanor Egerton. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford where he graduated MA. He undertook the Grand Tour in 1815.
In 1818 Grosvenor was elected as Whig MP for Chester and was later appointed as a Justice of the Peace. In 1830 he was elected MP for Cheshire until the constituency was divided in 1832, and from then until 1834 he represented South Cheshire. He was Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire from 1845 to 1867 and Lord Steward of the Household between 1850 and 1852 in the Whig administration headed by Lord John Russell. On 22 March 1850 he was admitted to the Privy Council. He was presented with the Order of the Garter on 6 July 1857. Of his political activity it is said that "he seldom spoke in the House of Lords".
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