Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury
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The Right Honourable The Lord Ebury PC |
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| Comptroller of the Household | |
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In office 23 November 1830 – 9 July 1834 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister |
The Earl Grey The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | Lord George Beresford |
| Succeeded by | Henry Lowry-Corry |
| Treasurer of the Household | |
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In office 3 August 1846 – 23 July 1847 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | Earl Jermyn |
| Succeeded by | Lord Marcus Hill |
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| Born | 24 April 1801 |
| Died | 18 November 1893 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Charlotte Wellesley (d. 1891) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury PC (24 April 1801 – 18 November 1893), styled Lord Robert Grosvenor from 1831 to 1857, was a British courtier and Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household between 1830 and 1834 and as Treasurer of the Household between 1846 and 1847. In 1857 he was ennobled as Baron Ebury.
Grosvenor was the third son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster and his wife Eleanora, daughter of Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton. He was the younger brother of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster and Thomas Grosvenor Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton, who had succeeded their maternal grandfather in the earldom of Wilton 1814, while Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster and Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge were his nephews. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford.
In 1821 Grosvenor was returned to Parliament for Shaftesbury, a seat he held until 1826, and then sat for Chester until 1847. When the Whigs came to power in November 1830 under Lord Grey, Grosvenor was appointed Comptroller of the Household and admitted to the Privy Council. He retained this office also when Lord Melbourne became Prime Minister in July 1834. The Whig government fell in November the same year. Grosvenor did not serve in Melbourne's second administration which lasted from 1835 to 1841. However, when the Whigs returned to office in 1846 under Lord John Russell he was made Treasurer of the Household, which he remained until his resignation in July 1847. The latter year Grosvenor was returned to Parliament for Middlesex, a seat he held until 1857. However, he never returned to office. In September 1857 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Ebury, of Ebury Manor in the County of Middlesex.
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