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William Grenville

Born: 25 October 1759

Died: 12 January 1834

1st Baron Grenville - 25 November 1790

Member of Privy Council - 31 December 1783

Member of Privy Council of Northern Ireland - 15 September 1782

Eton College

Christ Church, Oxford

Postmaster-General	1783
Vice President of the Board of Trade	1786	1789
Speaker of the House of Commons	1789	1790
Secretary of State for the Home Department	1790	1791
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	8 June 1791	20 February 1801
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury	February 1806	March 1807

19 February 1782	Buckingham	Whig	Unopposed
January 1784 Resignation of Rt Hon William Wyndham Grenville on appointment as Paymaster General.
5 January 1784	Buckingham	Whig	Unopposed
21 April 1784	Buckinghamshire		2,261	79.10
22 June 1790	Buckinghamshire		Unopposed
25 November 1790 Elevation of Rt Hon William Grenville to the Peerage - Baron Grenville.