The Duke of Grafton

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The Duke of Grafton was an 18th-century British statesman who served as Prime Minister during the early reign of King George III and the turbulent years leading up to the American Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
Prime Minister of Great Britain
human
nobleman
child General Sir Henry FitzRoy
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
Lord Charles FitzRoy
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1735-09-28
dateOfDeath 1811-03-14
educatedAt Peterhouse, Cambridge
Westminster School
endTime 1811-03-14
familyName FitzRoy
father Lord Augustus FitzRoy
fullName Lord Augustus FitzRoy
surface form: Augustus Henry FitzRoy
givenName Augustus
memberOf House of Lords
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
mother Elizabeth Cosby
nobleTitle The Duke of Grafton self-linksurface differs
surface form: 3rd Duke of Grafton
notableEvent Oversaw government during the lead-up to the American Revolution
notableFor Serving as Prime Minister under King George III in the late 1760s
notableWork Leadership during early years of the American colonial crisis
officeContested Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds
parliamentaryGroup Whig Party
surface form: Whig
placeOfBirth England
London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath England
Euston Hall, Suffolk
surface form: Euston Hall

Suffolk
positionHeld Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
First Lord of the Treasury
Lord Privy Seal
Lord of the Bedchamber
Member of Parliament
Prime Minister of Great Britain
precededBy John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
surface form: The Earl of Chatham
religion Church of England
residence Euston Hall, Suffolk
surface form: Euston Hall
spouse Anne Liddell
Elizabeth Wrottesley
startTime 1735-09-28
succeededBy Lord North
termEnd 1770-01-28
termStart 1768-10-14

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The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence) nobleTitle The Duke of Grafton
subject surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: 3rd Duke of Grafton
The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence) style The Duke of Grafton
subject surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Lord North predecessor The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
The Duke of Grafton nobleTitle The Duke of Grafton self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 3rd Duke of Grafton
FitzRoy heldTitle The Duke of Grafton
subject surface form: Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
FitzRoy hasNotableBearer The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
FitzRoy heldTitle The Duke of Grafton
subject surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
FitzRoy hasNobleBranch The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Dukes of Grafton
Euston Hall, Suffolk associatedWithTitle The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
Anne Liddell spouse The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Elizabeth Wrottesley spouse The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Elizabeth Wrottesley spouseNobleTitle The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: 3rd Duke of Grafton
Lord Augustus FitzRoy father The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton titleHeld The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton child The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
2nd Earl of Guilford precededBy The Duke of Grafton
subject surface form: Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Frederick precededBy The Duke of Grafton
subject surface form: Frederick North, Lord North
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
Elizabeth Cosby child The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Grafton County namedAfter The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Lord Charles FitzRoy notableFamilyConnection The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton nobleTitle The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
Dukes of Grafton family nobleTitle The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
Dukes of Grafton family notableMember The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Dukes of Grafton family currentHeadTitle The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
FitzRoy family associatedWithTitle The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
Duchess of Grafton associatedTitle The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
House of Grafton nobleTitle The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
House of Grafton hereditaryTitle The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
House of Grafton styleOfHead The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: His Grace The Duke of Grafton
Earl of Euston associatedWith The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
Earl of Euston higherTitle The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton
Earl of Euston precedenceBelow The Duke of Grafton
this entity surface form: Duke of Grafton