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The title Earl Grey was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1806 for General Sir Charles Grey. Earl Grey tea is named for the second Earl, who served also as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Grey Cup is named for the fourth Earl, who served as Governor-General of Canada.The subsidiary titles of the Earl Grey are: Viscount Howick (created 1806) and Baron Grey of Howick ( 1801). Both titles are, along with the Earldom, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The title Viscount Howick is the courtesy title for the eldest son of the Earl Grey.
Earls Grey ( 1806)
- Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey ( 1729- 1807Events February Napoleon attacks Russia February 8 Battle of Eylau Napoleon defeats Russians under General Benigssen February 19 In Alabama, Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason. March 2 The United States Congress)
- Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey ( 1764Events January 19 John Wilkes is expelled from the House of Commons for seditious libel February 15 The American city of St. Louis is established. Births February 11 Joseph Chenier, French poet (+ 1811) March 13 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister- 1845Events January 29 The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is published for the first time New York Evening Mirror . March 1 President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas. March 3 Florida is admitted as the 27th U.)
- Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl GreyHenry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey ( December 28, 1802 October 9, 1894), was an English statesman. He was the son of the 2nd Earl Grey, prime minister at the time of the Reform Bill of 1832. He entered parliament in 1826, under the title of Viscount Howick, ( 1802Events March 16 West Point is established. March 25/ 27 Treaty of Amiens between France and United Kingdom ends the War of the Second Coalition. March 28 H. Olbers discovers the asteroid Pallas. May 19 Napoleon Bonaparte establishes the French legion d'ho- 1894Events January 8 A fire at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago causes a good deal of damage. January 9 New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard ( Lexington, Massachusetts). February 15 04:51 GMT)
- Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey ( 1851- 1917)
- Charles Robert Grey, 5th Earl Grey ( 1879- 1963)
- Richard Fleming George Charles Grey, 6th Earl Grey (b. 1939)
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