William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

British Prime Minister, politician (1759-1834)

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville PC (25 October 1759–12 January 1834), was a British Whig statesman and Prime Minister. Grenville was the son of Prime Minister George Grenville. [1][2]

Lord Grenville
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office
11 February 1806 – 31 March 1807
Preceded byWilliam Pitt the Younger
Succeeded byThe Duke of Portland
Personal details
Born(1759-10-25)25 October 1759
Wotton House, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Died12 January 1834(1834-01-12) (aged 74)
Burnham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Political partyWhig
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

He was educated at Eton College, Christ Church, Oxford and Lincoln's Inn.


References change

  1. "History of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  2. "William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-17.