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Fulke Southwell Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville (17 February 1821 – 25 January 1883), known as Fulke Greville until 1866, was an Irish Liberal politician.

Early life

Greville was the second son of Algernon Greville, Esq., of North Lodge in

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, and the former Caroline Graham. His mother was the second daughter of Sir Bellingham Graham, 6th Baronet. He was a member of a junior branch of the Greville family headed by the

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. He served as an officer in the

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, and in 1850 was appointed

of the disembodied Westmeath Militia. He became the regiment's Honorary Colonel in 1875.

Political career

Greville sat as Member of Parliament for Longford County as a Liberal from 19 July 1852 until 1869, when he was raised to the

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as Baron Greville, of Clonyn in the County of Westmeath. He had adopted the surname of Nugent-Greville by Royal Patent in 1866. He subsequently served as Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath from 1871 to 1883.Recollections of troubled times in Irish politics
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Personal life

On 28 April 1840 Lord Greville married Lady Rosa Emily Mary Anne Nugent, the only daughter and heir of

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and, his first wife, Lady Emily Cecil (second daughter of

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). Together, they had six children: * Algernon Greville-Nugent, 2nd Baron Greville (1841–1909). * Hon. George Frederick Greville-Nugent (1842–1897). * Hon. Robert Southwell Greville-Nugent (1847–1912). * Hon. Reginald James Macartney Greville-Nugent (1848–1878). * Hon. Patrick Emilius John Greville-Nugent (1852–1925), who married Ermengarda Ogilvy on 5 June 1882. * Hon. Mildred Charlotte Greville-Nugent (d. 1906), who married Alexius Huchet, Marquis de La Bêdoyére on 26 August 1869. Lord Greville died on 25 January 1883.

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