William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

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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

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]

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


References[change | change source]

  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.
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