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Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl
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Party to the impeachment of Warren Hastings; tried to impeach Pitt; denounced union with Ireland; became leader of the House of Commons in 1806; carried Act for the Abolition of the African Slave-trade; succeeded to the earldom in 1807, and denounced the Bill against Queen Caroline; becoming Prime Minister in 1830 he was defeated, and resigned twice over the Reform Bill; returning to power in 1832, with permission to make as many peers as might be needed, he succeeded at last in passing the Bill; he was head of a powerful party in the reformed Parliament, and carried the bill abolishing slavery in the Colonies, but resigned over Irish troubles in 1834 (1764-1845).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/grey-charles-2nd-earl.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/grey-charles-2nd-earl.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
