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Definition of Second Earl Grey
1. Noun. Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Second Earl Grey
Literary usage of Second Earl Grey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplement to Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature and by John Foster Kirk, Samuel Austin Allibone (1891)
"Some Account of the Life nuil Opinions of Charle*, Second Earl Grey, Lon., 1861,
Svo. ... Sir Frederick Wiliiam, son of the second Earl Grey; d. 1878. 1. ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome by Sidney Lee (1903)
"173]' GREY, CHARLES (1804-1870), general : second surviving eon of Charles Grey,
second earl Grey [qv] ; lieutenant-colonel, 71st highbinders, 1833-42; ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"[Foster's Peerage, under ' Grey of Howick ;' Life and Opinions of Charles, second
Earl Grey, KG ; Army Lists; Pari. Debutes, 1831-4; Times, 1 April 1870, ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1845)
"Charles Grey, second Earl Grey and Viscount Howick (1806) and Baron Grey of
Howick (1801), the fourth Baronet (1746); KG ; a Privy Councillor, ..."
5. The Baronage and the Senate: Or, The House of Lords in the Past, the Present by William Charteris Macpherson (1893)
"The second Earl Grey was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and First Lord
of the Treasury. The third Earl has been Secretary of State for the Colonies. ..."
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