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'''Charles Robert Grey, 5th Earl Grey''' [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (15 December 1879 – 2 April 1963), styled '''Viscount Howick''' between 1894 and 1917, was an English nobleman, the son of [[Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey]].
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'''Charles Robert Grey, 5th Earl Grey''' [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (15 December 1879 – 2 April 1963), styled '''Viscount Howick''' between 1894 and 1917, was an English nobleman, the son of [[Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey]].{{sfn|Hesilrige|1921|p=422}}


Grey was born in [[London]] in 1879 and was the son of the 4th Earl of Grey. He attended [[Eton College]], Windsor and graduated with a BA from [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] in 1901.<ref>http://www.thepeerage.com/p4656.htm#i46558</ref> At Cambridge, he was a member of the [[Pitt Club|University Pitt Club]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fletcher |first1=Walter Morley |authorlink1=Walter Morley Fletcher |others= |title=The University Pitt Club: 1835-1935 |format= |accessdate= |type= |edition=First Paperback |year=2011 |month= |origyear=1935 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |isbn=978-1-107-60006-5 |page=47 |pages= |chapter= }}</ref>
Grey was born in [[London]] in 1879 and was the son of the 4th Earl of Grey. He attended [[Eton College]], Windsor and graduated with a BA from [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] in 1901.{{sfn|Hesilrige|1921|p=422}} At Cambridge he was a member of the [[Pitt Club|University Pitt Club]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fletcher |first1=Walter Morley |author-link1=Walter Morley Fletcher |title=The University Pitt Club: 1835-1935 |edition=First Paperback |year=2011 |orig-year=1935 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |isbn=978-1-107-60006-5 |page=47 }}</ref>


== Career ==
As Viscount Howick, he served in the [[British Army]], joining the [[Northumberland Yeomanry|Northumberland Imperial Yeomanry]] as a [[Second lieutenant]] while still at the university. In January 1902 he was appointed a second-lieutenant in the [[1st Life Guards]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27402 |date=31 January 1902 |page=647 }}</ref> and by 1915 was General Staff Officer 3rd class. He later gained the rank of [[Major]].<ref>http://www.thepeerage.com/p4656.htm#i46558</ref> After service in the Great War Earl Grey was later granted Honorary [[Colonel]] of the [[Northumberland Volunteer Regiment]] and Nortumberland Fusiliers.
He stood as the Liberal Unionist candidate for [[Bradford Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford Central]].


As Viscount Howick, he served in the [[British Army]], joining the [[Northumberland Hussars|Northumberland Imperial Yeomanry]] as a [[Second lieutenant]] while still at the university. In January 1902 he was appointed a second-lieutenant in the [[1st Life Guards]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27402 |date=31 January 1902 |page=647 }}</ref> and by 1915 was General Staff Officer 3rd class. He later gained the rank of [[Major (rank)|Major]]. After service in the Great War Earl Grey was later granted Honorary [[Colonel]] of the [[Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery|Northumberland Volunteer Regiment]] and Nortumberland Fusiliers.{{sfn|Hesilrige|1921|p=422}}
Grey was married on 16 June 1906 to Lady Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer, later CBE (1919), the only daughter of 2nd Earl of Selborne. They had two daughters:
Charles Grey was also assistant secretary to [[Governor-General of South Africa]]{{sfn|Hesilrige|1921|p=422}}


==Family==
* Lady Mary Cecil Grey (1907-2002);<ref>http://www.howickhallgardens.org/familyhistory.php</ref> married the [[Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale]] and had issue
Grey was married on 16 June 1906 to Lady Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer, later CBE (1919), the only daughter of [[William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne]]. They had two daughters:
* Lady Elizabeth Katherine Grey (1908-1941); married Lt-Col Ronald Dawnay (brother of [[David Dawnay]] and grandson of [[Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe]]) and had issue

* Lady Mary Cecil Grey (1907&ndash;2002);<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.howickhallgardens.org/familyhistory.php|title = Earl Grey and the Grey Family}}</ref> married [[Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale]] and had issue
* Lady Elizabeth Katherine Grey (1908&ndash;1941); married Lt-Col Ronald Dawnay (brother of [[David Dawnay]] and grandson of [[Hugh Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe]]) and had issue
5th Earl Grey died in Howick, near Alnwick, Northumberland in 1963.<ref>http://www.stanford.edu/group/auden/cgi-bin/auden/individual.php?pid=I17207&ged=auden-bicknell.ged</ref>
5th Earl Grey died in Howick, near Alnwick, Northumberland, in 1963.<ref>http://www.stanford.edu/group/auden/cgi-bin/auden/individual.php?pid=I17207&ged=auden-bicknell.ged</ref>


He was the second cousin twice removed of [[Richard Grey, 6th Earl Grey]], his successor.
He was succeeded by his second cousin twice removed [[Richard Grey, 6th Earl Grey]]. [[Howick Hall]] passed to his eldest daughter and is still inhabited by her descendants.


== See also ==
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1932 portrait by Philip de László

Charles Robert Grey, 5th Earl Grey DL (15 December 1879 – 2 April 1963), styled Viscount Howick between 1894 and 1917, was an English nobleman, the son of Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey.[1]

Grey was born in London in 1879 and was the son of the 4th Earl of Grey. He attended Eton College, Windsor and graduated with a BA from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1901.[1] At Cambridge he was a member of the University Pitt Club.[2]

Career

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He stood as the Liberal Unionist candidate for Bradford Central.

As Viscount Howick, he served in the British Army, joining the Northumberland Imperial Yeomanry as a Second lieutenant while still at the university. In January 1902 he was appointed a second-lieutenant in the 1st Life Guards.[3] and by 1915 was General Staff Officer 3rd class. He later gained the rank of Major. After service in the Great War Earl Grey was later granted Honorary Colonel of the Northumberland Volunteer Regiment and Nortumberland Fusiliers.[1] Charles Grey was also assistant secretary to Governor-General of South Africa[1]

Family

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Grey was married on 16 June 1906 to Lady Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer, later CBE (1919), the only daughter of William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne. They had two daughters:

5th Earl Grey died in Howick, near Alnwick, Northumberland, in 1963.[5]

He was succeeded by his second cousin twice removed Richard Grey, 6th Earl Grey. Howick Hall passed to his eldest daughter and is still inhabited by her descendants.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hesilrige 1921, p. 422.
  2. ^ Fletcher, Walter Morley (2011) [1935]. The University Pitt Club: 1835-1935 (First Paperback ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-107-60006-5.
  3. ^ "No. 27402". The London Gazette. 31 January 1902. p. 647.
  4. ^ "Earl Grey and the Grey Family".
  5. ^ http://www.stanford.edu/group/auden/cgi-bin/auden/individual.php?pid=I17207&ged=auden-bicknell.ged
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl Grey
1917 – 1963
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