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William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
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William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville was a British Pittite Tory politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807, but was a supporter of the Whigs for the duration o
Portrait of Lord Grenville by John Hoppner, c. 1800
Portrait of Lord Grenville by John Hoppner, c. 1800
Lord Grenville by Gainsborough Dupont, c. 1790
Lord Grenville by Gainsborough Dupont, c. 1790
Lord Grenville as Chancellor of Oxford, by William Owen, c. 1809-25
Lord Grenville as Chancellor of Oxford, by William Owen, c. 1809-25
A caricature of Saartjie Baartman, Lord Grenville, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan by William Heath
A caricature of Saartjie Baartman, Lord Grenville, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan by William Heath
George Grenville
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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
William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
…make peace with France or to accomplish Catholic emancipation and it was dismissed in the same year. Grenville was the son of the Whig Prime Minister George Grenville. His mother, Elizabeth, was the daughter of the Tory statesman Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet. He had two elder brothers: Thomas and George. He was…
Portrait by William Hoare, 1764
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.
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.
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"
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)