Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Who was Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon?

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, KG PC FZL DL, better known as Sir Edward Grey, Bt, was a British Liberal statesman. He served as Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916, the longest continuous tenure of any person in that office. He is probably best remembered for his remark at the outbreak of the First World War: "The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our time". Ennobled as Viscount Grey of Fallodon in 1916, he was Ambassador to the United States between 1919 and 1920 and Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords between 1923 and 1924.