George Grenville - Styles from birth to death

British statesman and prime minister (1763–5), born in London, UK, the father of William Grenville. He entered parliament in 1741, in 1762 became secretary of state and First Lord of the Admiralty, and in 1763 prime minister. The prosecution of Wilkes and the passing of the American Stamp Act which alienated the American Colonies took place during his ministry. He resigned in 1765.

George Grenville

Prime Minister of Great Britain
In office 16 April 1763 – 13 July 1765
Preceded by	The Earl of Bute
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Rockingham
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office April 16, 1763 – July 16, 1765
Preceded by	Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Bt.
Succeeded by	William Dowdeswell
Born	14 October 1712 Westminster, London
Died	13 November 1770 London
Political party	Whig

George Grenville (14 October 1712 – 13 November 1770) was a British Whig statesman who served in government for the relatively short period of seven years, reaching the position of Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Grenville was the second son of Richard Grenville and Hester Temple (later the 1st Countess Temple). In June 1747 Grenville became a Lord of the Treasury, and in 1754 Treasurer of the Navy and Privy Councillor. He remained in office in 1761, when William Pitt the Elder (by then created Earl of Chatham) resigned upon the question of the war with Spain, and in the administration of Lord Bute functioned as Leader of the House of Commons.

Prominent measures of his administration included the prosecution of John Wilkes and the passing of the American Stamp Act 1765, which led to the first symptoms of alienation between American colonies and Great Britain. When Rockingham agreed to accept office, the king dismissed Grenville (July 1765).

In 1749 Grenville married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Wyndham, by whom he had a large family. Another son was William, afterwards the 1st Baron Grenville. Another son was Thomas Grenville, the MP and book-collector.

The Grenville Papers, being the Correspondence of Richard Grenville, Earl Temple, K.G., and the Right Hon. George Grenville, their Friends and Contemporaries, were published at London in 1852, and afford the chief authority for his life. and ED Adams, The Influence of Grenville on Pitt's Foreign Policy (Washington, 1904).

Styles from birth to death

Mr. George Grenville (1712-1741) Mr. George Grenville, MP (1741-1749) The Hon. George Grenville, MP (1749-1754) The Rt. George Grenville, MP (1754-1770)