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<p> Statesman; entered [[Parliament]] in 1782; was not a man of brilliant parts, but his integrity and capacity for work raised him to the highest offices of State; in 1789 he was Speaker of the House of Commons, and a year later was raised to the peerage and made Home Secretary under Pitt; in 1791 he was Foreign Secretary; supported [[Catholic]] [[Emancipation]] and the Abolition of the Slave-trade; he was Premier from 1806 to 1807; later he supported Canning and Earl Grey (1759-1834). </p> | William Wyndham Grenville Lord <ref name="term_74064" /> | ||
==References == | <p> Statesman; entered [[Parliament]] in 1782; was not a man of brilliant parts, but his integrity and capacity for work raised him to the highest offices of State; in 1789 he was [[Speaker]] of the House of Commons, and a year later was raised to the peerage and made Home [[Secretary]] under Pitt; in 1791 he was Foreign Secretary; supported [[Catholic]] [[Emancipation]] and the Abolition of the Slave-trade; he was Premier from 1806 to 1807; later he supported Canning and [[Earl]] Grey (1759-1834). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:26, 15 October 2021
William Wyndham Grenville Lord [1]
Statesman; entered Parliament in 1782; was not a man of brilliant parts, but his integrity and capacity for work raised him to the highest offices of State; in 1789 he was Speaker of the House of Commons, and a year later was raised to the peerage and made Home Secretary under Pitt; in 1791 he was Foreign Secretary; supported Catholic Emancipation and the Abolition of the Slave-trade; he was Premier from 1806 to 1807; later he supported Canning and Earl Grey (1759-1834).
