ABSTRACT
Grey was born at Fallodon in Northumberland of landed family and later made his home at other family seat, Howick. Grenville's concern for emancipation, together with the inclusion of Addington for the sake of the numbers he brought, led to disaster within a year on the lines of Fox's attempt at coalition with Lord North in 1783. Liverpool's ministry in its last phase brought in a series of legal and economic reforms, not least in an attempt to 'dish the Whigs'. A well-publicized campaign by Brougham in Yorkshire attracted much attention and served to focus the efforts of other Whigs on borough reform now that the religious reforms had been obtained. After the Reform Act Grey showed many signs of his exertions, but his ministry did more before he finally withdrew from office. By 1840s Grey became an admirer of the Conservative prime minister Peel, a pragmatic politician not unlike himself who saw the need to adjust to the times.
