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<p> Second Earl, statesman; entered [[Parliament]] as a Liberal in 1836, and became a supporter of free trade; in 1846 succeeded to the peerage, and in 1851 became Foreign [[Minister]] under Lord John Russell; four years later became leader of the Lords; figured in every Liberal cabinet till 1886, usually as Colonial or Foreign Secretary; in 1859 he failed to form a ministry of his own; was a staunch supporter of Mr. Gladstone's Home Rule policy (1815-1891). </p> | George Leveson-Gower Granville <ref name="term_74078" /> | ||
==References == | <p> Second Earl, statesman; entered [[Parliament]] as a [[Liberal]] in 1836, and became a supporter of free trade; in 1846 succeeded to the peerage, and in 1851 became Foreign [[Minister]] under Lord John Russell; four years later became leader of the Lords; figured in every Liberal cabinet till 1886, usually as Colonial or Foreign Secretary; in 1859 he failed to form a ministry of his own; was a staunch supporter of Mr. Gladstone's Home Rule policy (1815-1891). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:26, 15 October 2021
George Leveson-Gower Granville [1]
Second Earl, statesman; entered Parliament as a Liberal in 1836, and became a supporter of free trade; in 1846 succeeded to the peerage, and in 1851 became Foreign Minister under Lord John Russell; four years later became leader of the Lords; figured in every Liberal cabinet till 1886, usually as Colonial or Foreign Secretary; in 1859 he failed to form a ministry of his own; was a staunch supporter of Mr. Gladstone's Home Rule policy (1815-1891).
