Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet
The Viscount Palmerston | |
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| Succeeded by | Spencer Horatio Walpole |
| In office 8 July 1846 – 23 February 1852 | |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | Sir James Graham, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Spencer Horatio Walpole |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 22 June 1859 – 25 July 1861 | |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Montrose |
| Succeeded by | Edward Cardwell |
| In office 23 June 1841 – 30 August 1841 | |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
| Succeeded by | Lord Granville Somerset |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1799 House of Grey |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet,
Background and education
Grey was the eldest son of
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 before entering politics.
Political career, 1832–1853
Grey was elected to parliament as a Whig for
The Whigs returned to power in July 1846 under Lord John Russell, who appointed Grey Home Secretary, the first of his three spells in this position. In 1846, Grey, "himself a zealous advocate of hydropathy"[4] succeeded in getting passed The Baths and Washhouses Act, which promoted the voluntary establishment of public baths and washhouses in England and Wales. A series of statutes followed, which became known collectively as "The Baths and Wash-houses Acts 1846 to 1896".[5][a] This was an important milestone in the improvement of sanitary conditions and public health in those times.[4] He decided to leave his seat at Devonport, partly owing to the baths scandal, returning instead for his native Northumberland North in an 1847 by-election, from the family seat at Fallodon, which he had recently inherited from his uncle, Henry Grey.
The new baronet sat throughout the parliament in active support of Lord John Russell, until the collapse of the ministry after the scandal of the Durham Letter, and controversial Ecclesiastical Titles bull. Traditional Whigs were Protestant, among them Grey, but the liberality of authorising a catholic hierarchy changed the nature of party politics. Grey's first tenure at the
Political career, 1853–1874
Grey remained out of parliament until January 1853, when he was returned for
Family
Grey married Anna Sophia Ryder, eldest daughter of Henry Ryder,
George Grey was an affectionate family man, a good sense of humour and quickness of mind. He was widely welcomed by a wide variety of friends. A devoted grandfather of seven, he often accompanied out riding, even until eighty years old. Ever an enthusiastic sportsman he encouraged his family to play tennis. He was a keen reader of the classics, with a great knowledge of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew; Shakespeare's plays, Walter Scott's poetry were part of their education. To the end he was conscientious of his children's welfare. He died with them around him, aged eighty-three.[6] His only son and heir was George Henry Grey. His eldest grandson Edward inherited the estate at Fallodon.
Arms
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See also
- Earl Grey
- House of Grey
- Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
Notes
a.' ^ Online searches for reference to the relevant acts have so far yielded listings from the London Gazette.[8] See also the Parliamentary Archives website.[9]
References
- ^ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ISBN 9781333710705. Retrieved 19 October 2021..
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain - ^ Burke, Bernard (1909). A genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage and baronetage, the Privy Council, knightage and companionage (77th ed.). London: Harrison & Sons. p. 929. Retrieved 18 October 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Metcalfe, Richard (1877). "Chapter IV Re-Introduction of the Turkish Bath, with Observations on the Vapour Bath". in Sanitus Sanitum et omnia Sanitus. Vol. 1. London: The Co-operative Printing Co. p. 101. S.a. pp. 11–12, 16. Retrieved 4 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 519–520.
- ^ Creighton, Memoir, pp. 58–9 and 126-7; Fallodon, Twenty-Five Years, vol.II, app. A, pp. 280–1
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2003. p. 442.
- ^ "London Gazette listings for 'Baths and Wash-houses Act'". London Gazette. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ "Parliamentary Archives search portal for listings of 'Baths and Wash-houses Act'". Portcullis – Gateway to Parliamentary Archives. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2009.. Typing (or copying-and-pasting) the phrase: Baths and Wash-houses reliably yields 10 lisings, including that for the original 1846 act and its amendment of the same year, along with other results.
- Bibliography
- Dr. Creighton, A Memoir of Sir George Grey, Longmans & Co., 1901
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