Henry Riversdale Grenfell (5 April 1824 – 11 September 1902) was a British banker and

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politician.

Biography

His Cornish grandfather

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was a tin and copper manager and

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(MP), while his father, Charles Pascoe Grenfell, was a director of the

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from 1830 to 1864. His maternal grandfather was

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. Grenfell was elected as a Liberal

for

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at a by-election in September 1862, and was re-elected at the general election in 1865. At the general election three years later, in

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, he stood in the Liberal interest for South West Lancashire, but was defeated. He came forward again at the general election of 1880, standing for

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, but was again defeated. He was a leading member of the Bimetallic League, and

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between 1881 and 1883 following a period as its Deputy Governor. He was also a member of the Council of the Corporation of Foreign Bondholders and was on the boards of several insurance companies. Grenfell died of pneumonia at Bacres,

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, on 11 September 1902. His son, Edward Grenfell, also became a

and Bank of England director, and was the partner of

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in the firm of Morgan, Grenfell & Company.

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* * 1824 births 1902 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 Governors of the Bank of England British people of Cornish descent

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