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Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton

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His Grace The Duke of Grafton
Prime Minister of Great Britain
In office
14 October 1768 – 28 January 1770
Preceded byThe Earl of Chatham
Succeeded byLord North
Personal details
Born(1735-10-01)1 October 1735[1]
London, England
Died14 March 1811(1811-03-14) (aged 75)
Euston Hall, Suffolk
Political partyWhig
Alma materPeterhouse, Cambridge

Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC (1 October 1735 – 14 March 1811) was a British Whig statesman. He was one of a handful of dukes who were Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Education[change | change source]

He studied at Westminster School and then got a degree from Peterhouse College in Cambridge.

Titles from birth to death[change | change source]

  • Mr. Augustus FitzRoy (1735-1747)
  • Earl of Euston (1747-1756)
  • Earl of Euston, MP (1756-1757)
  • His Grace The Duke of Grafton (1757-1765)
  • His Grace The Duke of Grafton, PC (1765-1769)
  • His Grace The Duke of Grafton, KG, PC (1769-1811)

References[change | change source]

  1. "Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of Grafton | prime minister of United Kingdom | Britannica".