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George Grenville (14 October 1712 – 13 November 1770) was a British Whig statesman who rose to the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain, during the early reign of the young George III. He served for only two years (1763-1765), and attempted to solve the problem of the massive debt resulting from the Seven Years' War.
È stato Primo Ministro del Regno di Gran Bretagna dal 16 aprile 1763 al 13 luglio 1765 . Fu padre di Thomas Grenville . Da lui prende il nome la città caraibica di Grenville, nell' isola di Grenada . Morì il 13 novembre 1770 a Londra, all'età di cinquantotto anni.
George Grenville (born October 14, 1712—died November 13, 1770, London, England) was an English politician whose policy of taxing the American colonies, initiated by his Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765, started the train of events leading to the American Revolution.
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Biography. George Grenville came from a family of politicians. He became First Lord of the Treasury during a period of considerable political turbulence in the 1760s. His imposition of new...
11 feb 2015 · George Grenville came from a political family and ultimately emerged as an important political figure in his own right. He was born in October 1712 at Wotton, Buckinghamshire. His father,...
George Grenville, best known as the driving political force behind the Stamp Act, was born October 14, 1712, the son of Richard Grenville, a Buckinghamshire member of Parliament, and Hester Temple. His elder brother was Richard, Earl Temple.
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