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William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville.
British Prime Minister, politician (1759-1834)
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About William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807. Originally a Pittite Tory, he was a supporter of the Whigs for the duration of the Napoleonic Wars and held several cabinet positions, including ten years as foreign secretary. As prime minister, his most significant achievement was the abolition of the slave trade in 1807. However, his government failed to either make peace with France or to accomplish Catholic emancipation and it was dismissed in the same year.
Everything about William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Secretary
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- October 25, 1759
- Died
- January 12, 1834