Captain Henry Gillett Gridley (12 November 1820 – 25 January 1891)
was a Barrister and a British
Liberal
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politician. He was elected as
Member of Parliament
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for
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis at the
1865 general election,
but
resigned his seat on 6 June 1867 due to ill-health by becoming
Steward of the Manor of Northstead
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.
Gridley was born in
Norwich
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, Norfolk on 12 November 1820.
He was appointed a member of the
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
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Formation
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in 1860
and Deputy Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
Gridley died at his home in London on 25 Jan 1891 aged 70.
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1820 births
1891 deaths
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1865–1868
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
English barristers
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