Grey James Grove (16821742) of Pool Hall,

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, Shropshire, was a British Whig politician who sat in the

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in two parliaments between 1715 and 1741. Grove was baptized on 10 November 1682, the eldest son of James Grove of Alveley, serjeant-at-law, and his wife Anne Grey, daughter of

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MP. He married Penelope Jermyn, daughter of

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MP.

At the

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, Grey was returned as

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for

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on the interest of Lord Herbert of Chirbury. He voted with the Administration except on the

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, when he abstained. He did not stand at the

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and was out of parliament for over ten years. He was

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from 1730 to 1731 and succeeded his father in 1734. He stood again at the

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when he was elected in a contest at

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on the Whitmore interest. He voted for the Spanish convention in 1739 and abstained on the place bill in 1740. He did not stand at the

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. Grove died in April 1742, leaving two sons.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grove, Grey James 1682 births 1742 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1715–1722 British MPs 1734–1741