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Grenville, George. Born Oct. 14, 1712: died at London, Nov. 13, 1770. An English statesman. He entered Parliament in 1741; became a lord of the admiralty in 1744; was a lord of the treasury June, 1747,-Nov., 1755; was treasurer of the navy Nov., 1756-62 (with a seat in the cabinet in 1761); became secretary of state for the northern department in May, 1762; and beame first lord of the admiralty in Oct. of that year. From Oct., 1761, to Oct., 1762, he was leader of the House of Commons. He became premier in April, 1763, and retained office until July, 1765. He prosecuted Wilkes, and opposed the repeal of the Stamp Act. He obtained the nickname of "the Gentle Shepherd" in an encounter with Pitt. "He interposed in defense of Dashwood's proposition of an ad as the Chandos clause, which extended the franchise in counties to £50. He wrote "Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George III." (1853-55), "Memoirs of the Court of England during the Regency" (1856), "Memoirs of the Court of George IV." (1859), "Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of William IV. and Victoria" (1861), etc. Grenville, Richard Temple (later GrenvilleTemple), Earl Temple. Born Sept. 26, 1711: died Sept. 12, 1779. An English politician, brother-in-law of Pitt. He was first lord of the admiralty under the Duke of Devons hire 1756-57, and lord privy seal under Pitt and Newcastle 1757-61. He was a patron of Wilkes, and was thought by some to be the author of the "Letters" of Junius. Grenville, Thomas. Born Dec. 31, 1755: died at London, Dec. 17, 1846. An English politician (Whig) and diplomatist, best known as a book collector. He bequeathed over 20,000 volumes to the British Museum. Grenville, William Wyndham, Baron Grenville. Born Oct. 25, 1759: died at Drop more, Bucks, England, Jan. 12, 1834. An English statesman, son of George Grenville. He entered Parliament in 1782; was appointed paymaster-general of the army in 1783; was chosen speaker of the House of Commons about 1789; was created Baron Grenville in 1790; and was secretary for foreign affairs in Pitt's ministry 1791-1801. In 1806 he combined with Fox to form the ministry of "All the Talents," of which he was premier. The death of Fox in the same year weakened the ministry, and Grenville was compelled to resign in 1807. Grenville Channel. A narrow channel between the mainland of British Columbia and Pitt Island. Length, 50 miles. Gresham (gresh'am), Sir Thomas. Died at London, Nov. 21, 1579. An English financier. He was employed to negotiate loans for the government both at home and abroad, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. He founded the Royal Exchange in 1565, and Gresham College in 1575, which was opened in 1596. He observed and commented on the tendency of the inferior of two forms of currency in circulation to circulate more freely than the superior, which has been named from him Gresham's Law. Gresham, Walter Quinton. Born at Lanesville, Ind., March 17, 1832: died at Washington, D. C., May 28, 1895. An American politician, jurist, and general. He was admitted to the bar in 1853, and joined the Union army at the beginning of the Civil War, serving as a division commander in Blair's corps before Atlanta, and being brevetted major-general of vol. the district of Indiana 1869-82; was postmaster-general He was United for 1882-84; was secretary of the treasury in 1884; and became secretary of state in Cleveland's cabinet in 1893. Gresham College. An educational foundation in London, endowed by the will of Sir Thomas Gresham. Lectures were commenced in 1597; the build ing was transferred to the government in 1768. The pres ent building, near the Guildhall, was erected in 1843. Gresley (grā-lā'), Henri François Xavier. Born at Va y, Haute-Marne, France, Feb. 9, 1819: died at Paris, May 2, 1890. A French general. He served as brigadier-general and chief of the general staff of the 1st army corps in the Franco-Pru ian war; was chief of the general staff in the ministry of war in 18741877; became general of division in 1875; was minister of war in 1879; was elected senator for life in 1879; and was commander of the 5th army corps 1880-83. Gresley (gres'li), William. Born at Kenilworth, War wicks hire, March 16, 1801: died at Boyne Hill, near Maidenhead, Berks hire, Nov. 19, 1876. An English clergyman and writer. In 1857 he became perpetual curate of All Saints, Boyne Hill. He published a number of tales and many religious works. Among the latter are "Ordinance of Confe ion" (1851), "Sophron and Neologos," etc. (1861), "Priests and Philosophers" (1873), "Thoughts on Religion and Philosophy" (1875). His tales, mostly written in conjunction with Ed. of Queen Elizabeth; and was an intimate friend and the biographer of his kinsman Sir Philip Sidney. He became March, and of the navy Sept., 1598; chancellor of the ex- chequer in 1614; and commi ioner of the treasury in 1618. He was stabbed, Sept. 1, by a servant, Ralph Haywood, one of the witne es to his will, to whom he failed to leave a legacy. His epitaph, composed by himself, was: "Fulke Greville, servant to Queen Elizabeth, councillor to King James, and friend to Sir Philip Sidney." His works were reprinted by Grosart (1870). Gréville (gra-vēl'), Henry. The pseudonym of Alice Marie Céleste Durand. Greville (grev'il), Robert, second Lord Brooke. Born 1608: died March 2,1643. An English Par- liamentary general in the civil war, only son of Fulke Greville. He defeated the Earl of North amp ton at Kineton, near Banbury, Aug. 3, 1642; was appointed in Jan., 1643, commander-in-chief of the counties of War- wick, Stafford, Leicester, and Derby; captured Str at ford- on-Avon in Feb.; and was killed at Lich field. He wrote "The Nature of Truth, etc." (1640), and other works. Greville, Robert Kaye. Born at Bishop Auck- land, Durham, Dec. 13, 1794: died near Edin- burgh, June 4, 1866. A British botanist. He published "Scottish Cryptogamic Flora," "Flora Edinen- sis" (begun 1823), "Icones filicum" (with Hooker: begun 1829), "Algæ Brit an nice" (1830), the botany of India and of British North America in the "Edinburgh Cabinet Li brary," etc. He was an opponent of slavery and a supporter of the cause of temperance. Grévy (gra-vē'), Albert. Born at Mont-sous- Vaudrey, department of Jura, Aug. 23, 1824. A French statesman, brother of François Paul Jules Grévy. He was elected to the National A embly in 1871, and to the Chamber of Deputies in 1876. He was civil and military governor of Algeria 1879-81. sous-Vaudrey, Jura, France, Aug. 15, 1807: died at Mont-sous-Vaudrey, Sept. 9, 1891. A French statesman. He was a deputy to the Constituent A em- bly 1848-49, to the Legislative A embly 1849-51, and to the Corps Législatif 1868-70; and was president of the National A embly 1871-73, and of the Chamber of Deputies 1876 and 1877-79. He succeeded Mac-Mahon as president of the French republic in 1879; was reëlected in Dec., 1885; and was compelled to resign in 1887, owing to the traffic which his son-in-law Wilson carried on in offices and decorations. Grew (grö), Nehemiah. Born 1641: died March 25, 1712. An English botanist, noted for his studies in vegetable anatomy and physiology. He graduated at Cambridge (Pembroke Hall) in 1661, and took the degree of doctor of medicine at Leyden in 1671. In 1677 he became secretary of the Royal Society, and ed. ited the "Philosophical Transactions" (Jan., 1678,-Feb., 1679). His chief work, "The Anatomy of Plants," was pub- Grey (grā), Charles, first Earl Grey. Born at Howick, 1729: died there, Nov. 14,1807. An Eng- lish general. He became colonel and king's aide-de- camp in 1772; joined Howe in America in 1776 (with the rank of major-general); defeated Anthony Wayne near Paoli, Sept. 20,1777; commanded a brigade at German town Oct. 4, 1777; captured New Bedford and Martha's Vineyard in 1778; returned to England in 1782; and was appointed commander-in-chief in America-an appointment which the of the war rendered inoperative. In 1793 he appointed with Jervis (later Earl St. Vincent) commander of an expedition to the French West Indies. They re. duced Martin i que in March, and St. Lucia and Guadeloupe in April, 1794. Grey, Charles, second Earl Grey, and Viscount Howick. Born at Fallodon, near Alnwick, Grey, Thomas, first Marquis of Dorset. Born 1451: died Sept. 20, 1501. An English noble- man, son of Sir John Grey, Lord Ferrers of Groby, and Elizabeth Woodville (afterward queen of Edward IV.). He was created earl of Hunt- ingdon in 1471, and marquis of Dorset in 1475. In 1471 he took part in the murder of Prince Edward, son of Henry VI. On the acce ion of Richard III. he fled, and joined the party of Henry of Richmond (afterward Henry VII.). He was on the Continent until after the battle of Bosworth. Grey, Sir William. Born 1818: died at Tor- quay, May 15, 1878. An English statesman. He was lieutenant-governor of Bengal in 1867-71, and governor of Jamaica 1874-77. Greycoat School or Hospital. A school at Greyson (gra-zôn'), Émile. Born at Bru els, Aug. 17, 1823. A Belgian writer, general direc- tor of higher and intermediate instruction in Belgium. His works include the romances "Fiamma Colonna" (1857), "Juffer Daadje et Juffer Doortje" (1874), "Hier-Aujourd'hui" (1890). North umber land, March 13, 1764: died July 17, Greyson (gra's on), R. E. H. An (inexact) ana- 1845. An English Whig statesman. He became grammatic pen-name of Henry Rogers. first lord of the admiralty under Grenville in 1806, foreign C Grey town (gra'toun). See San Juan del Norte. secretary on our mised from Gribeauval (gre-bo-väl'), Jean Baptiste Va- years. In Nov., 1830, he undertook the formation of a quette de. Born at Amiens, France, Sept. 15, ministry, which, after an appeal to the country (1831) and 1715: died at Paris, May 9, 1789. A French a temporary resignation of office (May 9-18, 1832), pa ed engineer and general of artillery. Greville, Charles Cavendish Fulke. Born April 2, 1794: died at London, Jan. 18, 1865. An carried a bill abolishing slavery throughout the British Griboyedoff (gre-bo-ya'dof), A lek sander Ser- empire, and in 1834 pa ed the Poor Law Amendment geyevitch. Born at Moscow, Jan., 1795: mur- Act. He resigned in July, 1834. Grey, Elliot. The principal character in Les- ter Wallack's play "Rosedale," created by him. Grey, Sir George. Born 1799: died Sept. 9, 1882. An English statesman, grandson of Charles, first Earl Grey. He was under-secretary for the colonies 1834-39, judge-advocate-general 1839-41, home secretary under Lord John Ru ell 1846-52, colonial secretary 1854- 1855, and home secretary under Palmers ton and Ru ell 1855-58 and 1862-66. Grey, Sir George Edward. Born at Lisburn, Ireland, April 14, 1812. A British colonial gov. ern or and author. He was governor of South Austra lia 1841-46, of New Zealand 1846-54, of Cape Colony 1854- English diarist, grandson of the fifth Lord 1861, and of New Zealand 1861-67. He has published Brooke, and, on his mother's side, grandson of "Polynesian Mythology" (1855), etc. the third Duke of Portland. He was secretary of Jamaica and clerk of the price ouncil years he of Dorset. Executed 1554. An English noble- recorded in his diary his impre ions and intimate know. man, father of Lady Jane Grey by his second (?) ledge of contemporary English politics and politicians. wife, who was the elder daughter of Charles These "Memoirs" were published after his death by Brandon, duke of Suffolk, and Mary Tudor, Beauchamp Court, War wicks hire, 1554: died Grey, Lady Jane. Born at Broad gate, Leices- Sept. 30, 1628. An English poet and statesman. tershire, England, about 1537: beheaded at Lon- He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge; became a favorite don, Feb. 12, 1554. The daughter of Henry Gridley, Richard The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century Cyclopedia of names major-general's commi ion from the Provincial Congre Grihyasutras (grh-ya-sö'traz). [Skt., 'rules Sept. 20, 1775, and had command of the Continental artil- lery until Nov. of that year.