Charles Grenfell (1790–1867)
Charles Pascoe Grenfell (4 April 1790 – 21 March 1867)[1] was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Background
Grenfell was the son of Cornishman Pascoe Grenfell and Charlotte (née Grenfell). He was a director of the Bank of England from 1830 to 1864. He was also Chairmen of the Board of Directors of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway from 1846 to 1848.
Political career
Grenfell was Member of Parliament for Preston from 1847 to 1852, and from 1857 to 1865.[2]
Family
Grenfell married Lady Georgiana Frances, daughter of William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton, in 1819. They had two sons, Charles Grenfell and Henry Grenfell, and two daughters. The family lived at Taplow Court, Taplow, Buckinghamshire.
Lady Georgiana died in June 1826. Grenfell survived her by over 40 years and died in March 1867, aged 76.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Grenfell
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Preston 1847–1852 With: Sir George Strickland, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir George Strickland, Bt Robert Townley Parker |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Preston 1857–1865 With: R. A. Cross 1857–1862 Sir Thomas Hesketh, Bt 1862–1865 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Hesketh, Bt Hon. Frederick Stanley |
- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template with two unnamed parameters
- 1790 births
- 1867 deaths
- Liberal Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1847–52
- UK MPs 1857–59
- UK MPs 1859–65
- British people of Cornish descent
- Grenfell family