Charles Grenfell (1790–1867)
Charles Pascoe Grenfell (4 April 1790 – 21 March 1867)[1] was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Charles Grenfell | |
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| Member of Parliament for Preston | |
| In office 1847–1852 | |
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| Member of Parliament for Preston | |
| In office 1857–1865 | |
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| Born | 4 April 1790 |
| Died | 21 March 1867 (aged 76) Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Political party | Liberal |
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Background
Grenfell was the son of the Cornishman Pascoe Grenfell and Charlotte (née Granville). He was a director of the Bank of England from 1830 to 1864. He was also chairman 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, Maria Georgiana, who married Frederick Paget, and Louisa Henrietta, who married Theodore Walrond. The family lived at Taplow Court, Taplow, Buckinghamshire.
Lady Georgiana died in June 1826. Grenfell survived her by over 40 years and died at his home, Taplow Court, in March 1867, aged 76.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 248. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.