Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet
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The Right Honourable Sir George Grey Bt |
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sketch by George Richmond (1809–1896)
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 23 June – 30 August 1841 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
| Succeeded by | Lord Granville Somerset |
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In office 8 July 1846 – 23 February 1852 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | Sir James Graham, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Spencer Horatio Walpole |
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In office 8 February 1855 – 26 February 1858 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Succeeded by | Spencer Horatio Walpole |
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In office 22 June 1859 – 25 July 1861 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Montrose |
| Succeeded by | Edward Cardwell |
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In office 25 July 1861 – 28 June 1866 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister |
The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Spencer Horatio Walpole |
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| Born | 11 May 1799 |
| Died | 9 September 1882 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
Whig Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Sophia Ryder |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet, PC (11 May 1799 – 9 September 1882) was a British Whig politician. He held office under four Prime Ministers, Lord Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Lord Aberdeen, and Lord Palmerston, and notably served three times as Home Secretary.
Grey was the only son of Sir George Grey, 1st Baronet, third son of Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, and younger brother of Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. His mother was Mary Whitbread, daughter of Samuel Whitbread. Grey was educated privately and at Oriel College, Oxford. Originally intending to become a priest, he instead chose law as his profession, and was called to the bar in 1826. He began a successful legal practice, but soon turned to politics.
Grey was elected to parliament as a Whig for Devonport in 1832, and quickly made his mark in the House of Commons. He did not hold office in the Whig administration of his uncle Lord Grey, but when Lord Melbourne became Prime Minister in 1834, he was appointed Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. The government fell in December of that year, but returned to power in May 1835, when Grey resumed the post of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (succeeding William Ewart Gladstone). He retained this office until 1839, when he was made Judge Advocate General. The same year Grey was also admitted to the Privy Council. He was then briefly Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1841, with a seat in the cabinet for the first time. However, the Whigs were defeated in the general election of that year.
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