Hon. John Grey (died 1709), of

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, Staffordshire, was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1660 and 1698. Enville Hall, Enville (geograph 3443335)

Grey was the third son of

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and Lady Anne Cecil, youngest daughter and coheiress of

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, whose second son was Anchitell Grey, the Parliamentary

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. In 1660 he was elected

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for Leicester in the Convention Parliament. He was elected MP for Leicester again in 1677 in a by-election to the

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and was returned again for the two elections in 1679 and in 1681. He inherited the Enville estate under the will of his cousin Henry Grey who died in 1687. In 1689 he was elected MP for Staffordshire and was re-elected in 1690 and 1695.History of Parliament Online - Gray, Hon.John
/ref> Grey married: # Mary daughter of Sir Francis Wolryche of Dudmaston by whom he had a daughter Mary, who married William Ward of Willingsworth. Their son was John Ward who succeeded as 6th

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and to the

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ed portion of the

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estates in 1740, and was created Viscount Dudley and Ward in 1763. # Catherine, eldest daughter of Edward Ward, 7th Baron Dudley, 2nd Baron Ward (on 21 November 1683). They had: *A son

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, who succeeded him to the Enville estate and succeeded his cousin as

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in 1720, and *A daughter Mary, who married Sir John Wrottesley, 4th baronet.

References

*''Victoria County History, Staffordshire'' XX, 97. *''Burkes Peerage'' (1939 edition). {{DEFAULTSORT:Grey, John Year of birth missing 1709 deaths People from South Staffordshire District Younger sons of earls English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679 English MPs 1679 English MPs 1680–1681 English MPs 1681 English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695 English MPs 1695–1698