Sir George Grey, 1st Baronet
| Sir George Grey, 1st Baronet of Fallodon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 October 1767 Howick, Northumberland |
| Died | 3 October 1828 (aged 60) Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Buried at | Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
|
| Years of service | 1781–1828 |
| Rank | Flag Captain |
| Commands held |
HMS Vesuvius (1790–1793) |
| Battles/wars |
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| Awards |
1st Baronet of Fallodon (1814) Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1820) |
| Relations |
Mary Whitbread, wife Charles Grey, father Sir George Grey, son Charles Grey, brother, |
| Other work |
Dockyard Commissioner, Sheerness (1804–1806) |
HMS Vesuvius (1790–1793)
HMS Quebec (1793)
HMS Boyne (1793–1795)
HMS Victory (1796–1797)
HMS Ville de Paris (1797–1798, 1800–1801)
HMS Argo (1798)
HMS Guerrière (1798)
Flag Captain, Leeward Islands
Adjutant General, Mediterranean Fleet
Flag Captain, Channel Fleet
Dockyard Commissioner, Sheerness (1804–1806)
Dockyard Commissioner,
Sir George Grey, 1st Baronet, KCB (10 October 1767 – 3 October 1828) was a British Royal Navy officer. He was born at the family home of Fallodon, Northumberland on 10 October 1767, the third son of Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey (1729–1807) and Elizabeth Grey (1744–1822), and younger brother of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey and General Sir Henry George Grey. He served as a naval officer in the Royal Navy from the age of 14, and was on active service from 1781 to 1804, during the latter years of the American war of Independence, during the French Revolutionary War and the first year of the Napoleonic War. He served as Flag Captain for John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent and later as Master and Commander of the Mediterranean Fleet. He also served as Flag Captain for King George III on his royal yacht. From 1804 to 1806, he was Commissioner at Sheerness Dockyard, and from 1806 until his death on 3 October 1828 he was Commissioner at Portsmouth Dockyard
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