Past Prime Ministers

Grenville William Wyndam, Lord Grenville 1806–7 Whig
Name: Grenville William Wyndam, Lord Grenville 1806–7 Whig

Born: 24 October 1759 in Wotton House, Buckinghamshire

First entered Parliament: 19 February 1782

Age he became PM: 46 years, 110 days

Maiden Speech: 20 December 1782 on the Irish question

Total time as PM: One year, 42 days

Died: 12 January 1834 at Dropmore Lodge, Burnham, Buckinghamshire

Nicknames: ‘Bogey’

Education: Eton and Christ Church College, Oxford

Family: Grenville was the third son and the sixth of nine children. He was married to Anne Pitt

Interests: Landscaping, gardening, collecting china, prints and pictures

 
 
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