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Granville, George Leveson-Gower

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Second Earl, statesman; entered Parliament as a Liberal in 1836, and became a supporter of free trade; in 1846 succeeded to the peerage, and in 1851 became Foreign Minister under Lord John Russell; four years later became leader of the Lords; figured in every Liberal cabinet till 1886, usually as Colonial or Foreign Secretary; in 1859 he failed to form a ministry of his own; was a staunch supporter of Mr. Gladstone's Home Rule policy (1815-1891).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Granville, George Leveson-Gower'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/granville-george-leveson-gower.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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