Sir
Charles
Grey
Born in Northumberland, England
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Grey MP KG
and Mary Elizabeth (Ponsonby) Grey
Brother of
Eliza (Courtney) Ellice [half], Louisa Elizabeth (Grey) Lambton, Elizabeth (Grey) Bulteel, Caroline (Grey) Barrington, Georgiana Grey, Henry George Grey KG, Frederick William Grey, Mary (Grey) Wood, George Grey, John Grey, Francis Richard Grey, Henry Cavendish Grey and William George Grey
Husband of
Caroline Eliza (Farquhar) Grey
— married
26 Jul 1836 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Sybil Mary (Grey) Beauclerk, Charles Grey, Albert Henry George Grey, Victoria Alexandrina Elizabeth (Grey) Dawnay, Louisa Jane (Grey) McDonnell and Mary Caroline (Grey) Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound
Died
at age 66
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Dec 2011
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Sir Charles Grey was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Biography
Charles Grey is Notable.
Charles was born in 15 March 1804. He is the son of Charles Grey and Mary Ponsonby. Sir Charles Grey was a British army officer, member of the British House of Commons and political figure in Lower Canada. In later life, he served as private secretary to Prince Albert and later Queen Victoria.
He was born in Northumberland, England in 1804, the son of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey and younger brother of Henry, the 3rd Earl Grey.
Grey joined the British Army as a sub-lieutenant in 1820 and commanded the 73rd Regiment from 1833 to 1842. Grey represented Wycombe in the British House of Commons from 1832 to 1837, defeating Disraeli to win the seat.
In 1836, he married Caroline Eliza, daughter of Sir Thomas Harvie Farquhar, 2nd baronet. Their children included:
Mary Caroline Grey (1858–1940), married the 4th Earl of Minto Albert, the 4th Earl Grey, served as Governor-General of Canada. Louisa Grey (1855–1949), married William McDonnell, 6th Earl of Antrim, and served as pro tempore Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria
Grey came to Canada with his brother-in-law, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in 1838. Grey was named a member of the Executive Council and Special Council of Lower Canada in June of that year and served until 2 November. He returned to England with Lambton later in November. He was promoted to general in 1865. Grey served as secretary to Prince Albert from 1849 to 1861 and as secretary to the Queen from 1861 until his death in 1870.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Grey_(British_Army_officer)
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p1202.htm#i12015
- Janice Hardin, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Janice and others.
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