Charles William Grenfell (17 March 1823 – 4 May 1861) was a British

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politician.

Background

Grenfell was the eldest son of Charles Grenfell and grandson of

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. His mother was Lady Georgiana Frances, daughter of

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, while

Henry Grenfell Henry Riversdale Grenfell (5 April 1824 – 11 September 1902) was a British banker and Liberal Party politician. Biography His Cornish grandfather Pascoe Grenfell was a tin and copper manager and Member of Parliament (MP), while his father, Ch ...

was his younger brother. His mother died when he was three years old.

Political career

Grenfell entered Parliament for

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in 1847, a seat he held until 1852. He later represented

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between 1852 and 1859.

Family

Grenfell married Georgiana Caroline, daughter of

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, in 1852. They had three sons and two daughters. His eldest son William Grenfell was also a politician and was raised to the peerage as Baron Desborough in 1905. The family lived at

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, Buckinghamshire. Grenfell died in May 1861, aged 38. Georgiana remained a widow until her death in February 1911.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grenfell, Charles 1823 births 1861 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 British people of Cornish descent Charles