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The Grenville Whigs were a name given to several British political factions of the 18th and the early 19th centuries, all of which were associated with the important Grenville family of Buckinghamshir
George Grenville painted by William Hoare
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George Grenville was a British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain, during the early reign of the young King George III. He served for only two years, and attempted to solve t
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…in the family as a result of Pitt's dismissal from the government in October 1761. Temple quit the government in protest, but his younger brother, George Grenville, remained in the government, which was now dominated by King George III's favourite, Lord Bute, who served as Leader of the House of Commons. The…
Portrait by William Hoare, 1764
Stowe House in Buckinghamshire, the political base of the Cobhamites; in 1749, ownership of the estate passed to Grenville's brother Richard.
Grenville served under British Prime Minister Lord Bute between 1762 and 1763 and later succeeded him.
Cartoon depicting the repeal of the Stamp Act as a funeral, with Grenville carrying a child's coffin marked "Miss America Stamp born 1765, died 1766" (The Skulls refer to the Scottish Rebellions of 1715 and 1745)