William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (18 April 1850 – 24 May 1910) was an English peer.

Biography

Grey was born in Newfoundland, the son of Revd. William Grey and Harriet White, educated at

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and, from 1878 to 1883, Professor of Classics and Philosophy at

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. He was married in

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in 1895 to (Elizabeth Louisa) Penelope Theobald, daughter of the Revd. C. Theobald. They had a son and heir, Roger, in 1896 and a daughter, Jane, in 1899. On the death of his first cousin

Harry Grey, 8th Earl of Stamford Harry Grey, 8th Earl of Stamford (26 February 1812 – 19 June 1890) was an English peer and Anglican clergyman. Biography Harry Grey was born in England, the son of Revd. Harry Grey (1783–1860) and Frances Elizabeth Ellis. He was educated a ...

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in 1890, he inherited the titles of

Earl of Stamford Earl of Stamford was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby. This Grey family descended through Lord John Grey, of Pirgo, Essex, younger son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dor ...

and Baron Grey of Groby and the estate at

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. Following a delay whilst the

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considered the legitimacy of the 8th earl's son's claim to the title, he moved in 1906 to

to take up residence in the remaining family seat, which had been empty for many years. Once there, he set about modernising the electrical and plumbing systems and redesigning the interiors with the help of the furniture historian and connoisseur Percy Macquoid. He was a devout and philanthropic individual, serving as a vice-president of the Bible Society and, at one point, as a member of the Metropolitan Asylum Board and the council of the Metropolitan Hospital Fund. On his death in 1910, he was succeeded by his son

Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (27 October 1896 – 18 August 1976) was an English peer. He took his seat in the House of Lords on 19 March 1919, but he rarely sat in the House. Life and activities Born in London on 27 October 1896, he was ...

References

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Earls of Stamford Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Barons Grey of Groby