Colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
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
Hertford
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The town grew around a Ford (crossing), ford on ...
, 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
Earl of Warwick.
He served as an officer in the
1st Life Guards, and in 1850 was appointed
Colonel
Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
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
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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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
by T. D. Sullivan. 1905
Personal life
On 28 April 1840 Lord Greville married Lady Rosa Emily Mary Anne Nugent, the only daughter and heir of George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath and, his first wife, Lady Emily Cecil (second daughter of James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury). Together, they had six children:
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