Hon. George Neville Grenville

17th Aug 1789 - 10th Jun 1854

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Son of Richard Griffin, 2nd Lord Braybrooke, Baron of Braybrooke and Catherine Grenville. Married Lady Charlotte Legge, daughter of George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Frances Finch, on 9 May 1816.

Baptised George Neville; 1825 changed name to George Neville-Grenville: his uncle Thomas Grenville conveyed to him the Butleigh Court, Somerset estate. Thomas had just inherited it from James Grenville, Baron Glastonbury. Neville took the additional name of Grenville.

Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge (1813-1843).

Rector of Hawarden, Flintshire, 1814-1834.

1846- : already Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria, became dean of Windsor on Sir Robert Peel's nomination.

Also registrar of the Order of the Garter.


Sources

H. C. G. Matthew (ed.), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; (in entry for Griffin, Richard [formerly Richard Aldworth Neville], second Baron Braybrooke [1750–1825]).


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Lady Charlotte Legge
Children
6 sons, 5 daughters
School
Eton [1802- ]
University
Trinity College, Cambridge [1807 (MA) ]
Occupation
Clergyman
Religion
Church of England
Oxford DNB Entry

Associated Claims (1)

£6,630 5s 6d
Awardee (Trustee)

Addresses (2)

Hawarden, Flintshire, North Wales, Wales
Butleigh Court, Butleigh, Somerset, South-west England, England