George Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford
George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford (1 October 1737 – 28 May 1819), styled Lord Grey from 1739 to 1768, was an English nobleman, who additionally became a peer of Great Britain as Earl of Warrington in 1796.
The eldest son and heir of Harry, 4th Earl of Stamford by his wife Lady Mary Booth, only daughter and heiress of George, 2nd Earl of Warrington, baptised on 21 October at Newton Linford, Leicestershire. Educated at Leicester School he went up to Queens' College, Cambridge.[1] where he matriculated in the Michaelmas term 1755, graduating MA in 1758.
Lord Grey served as Whig MP for Staffordshire from 1761 until 1768. On 22 September he was a Page of Honour at King George III's coronation. Colonel of the Royal Chester Regiment of Militia from 1764, and Lord Lieutenant from 1783. He inherited large estates on her death from the former Mary Oldbury. The family had owned large tracts of land at Enville Hall, and his mother had died at Dunham Massey in 1772. He was created on 22 April 1796 the Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey, in the County of Chester, and Earl of Warrington.
On 28 May 1763, he married Lady Henrietta, second daughter of William, 2nd Duke of Portland by Margaret Cavendish, only daughter and heiress of Robert, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer at Stamford House, Whitehall, and registry office, Westminster, having nine children including:
- Lady Henrietta (1764-1826), married Sir John Chetwode
- George Harry Booth-Grey (1765-1845), his successor in the family titles
- Lady Marie Booth Grey (1767-1767)
- Lady Maria (1769-1838), married John Cotes MP[2]
- Lady Louisa Booth Grey (1771-1830)
- The Hon. William Booth Grey (1773-1852)[3]
- The Hon. and Revd Preb. Anchitel Grey (1774-1833)
- Commander The Hon. Henry Grey (1776-1799)
- Lady Sophia (1777-1849), married her cousin, Booth Grey, of Ashton Hayes
- Lady Amelia (1779-1849), married Sir John Lister Kaye
He succeeded to his father's earldom in 1768. His brother-in-law, when PM,[4] suggested that Lord Stamford should also become a peer of GB in addition to being an English peer. He accepted an earldom in 1796 from his successor, rather than the reported previous offer of a marquessate; in the absence of there being another dukedom in keeping with Grey family tradition, Lord Stamford deemed it better to preserve the memory of his grandmaternal family whose estates he had inherited. Thus he received the additional titles of Baron Delamer and Earl of Warrington (in the peerage of Great Britain) in recognition of the Booth family.
He modernised the family's Staffordshire seat at Enville to the design of Thomas Hope. He promoted the development of the town of Ashton-under-Lyne (where he had appointed his cousin, Revd Sir George Booth as Rector) near Manchester, on land inherited from the Earls of Warrington.[5]
On his death at Enville Hall on 23 May 1819 he was succeeded by his eldest son, after his will was proven became 6th Earl of Stamford and 2nd Earl of Warrington.
See also
References
- ↑ "Grey, George Harry, Lord (GRY755GH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ www.historyofparliamentonline.org
- ↑ www.britishmuseum.org
- ↑ www.nottingham.ac.uk
- ↑ Enville and stalybridge estates
External links
- Burkes Peerage (1939 edition).
- Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (106th edition, 1999)
- The Complete Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland, St Catherine's Press, 1949
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hon. Henry Thynne William Bagot |
Member of Parliament for Staffordshire with William Bagot 1761–1768 |
Succeeded by Captain John Wrottesley William Bagot |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Cholmondeley |
Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire 1783–1819 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Stamford |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Harry Grey |
Earl of Stamford 1768–1819 |
Succeeded by George Harry Booth-Grey |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| New title | Earl of Warrington 1796–1819 |
Succeeded by George Harry Booth-Grey |