James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam (26 September 1775 – 17 November 1845), styled Lord Dunboyne from 1775 until 1808 and known as the 4th Viscount Grimston from 1808 to 1815, was a

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and politician.

Life and career

He was the son of

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and Harriot Walter. In 1802 he was elected to the

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for

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, a seat he held until 1808, when he succeeded his father as fourth

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and second Baron Verulam and entered the

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. The latter year, he also succeeded his maternal cousin as tenth

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. In 1815 he was created Viscount Grimston and Earl of Verulam in the

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. He later held the honorary post of Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1823 to 1845.

Marriage and issue

In 1807, he married Lady Charlotte Jenkinson, daughter of

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. They had six sons and four daughters, and all of their daughters married

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s: * James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam (Feb. 22, 1809 ''Illustrative Memoir of Charlotte, Countess of Verulam'' in La Belle Assemblee, London, September 1830, p. 96. –1895) * Lady Katherine Grimston (April 18, 1810 – 1874), married in 1834 John Foster-Barham (d. 1838), married in 1839

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* Edward Harbottle Grimston (Aug. 2, 1812–1881) * Henry Luckyn Grimston (August 1813 - 1814, young) * Lady Emily Mary Grimston (Feb. 14, 1816–1901), married

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* Robert Grimston (Sept. 18, 1816–1884) * Capt. Charles Grimston (Oct. 3, 1818–1857), Coldstream Guards * Lady Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston (July 29, 1821 – 1879), married

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* Rev. Francis Sylvester Grimston (Dec. 8, 1823–1865), married Katherine Morier and had issue * Lady Jane Frederica Harriet Mary Grimston (Jan. 17, 1825–1888), married

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Lord Verulam died in November 1845, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son

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. Lady Verulam died in 1863.

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * *

External links

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