George Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford

Who was George Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford?

George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford, styled Lord Grey from 1739 to 1768, was an English nobleman.

He was the eldest son of Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford and Lady Mary Booth, only daughter and heir of George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington. He was educated at Leicester School and Queens' College, Cambridge.

As Lord Grey, he was Member of Parliament for Staffordshire from 1761 until 1768, when he succeeded his father as Earl. In 1796, he was additionally created Baron Delamer and Earl of Warrington, titles held by his maternal grandfather. He married Lady Henrietta Bentinck, daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, and they had nine children including:

Henrietta Grey

George Harry Grey, 6th Earl of Stamford

Marie Grey

Louisa Grey

William Booth Grey

Anchitel Grey

Henry Grey

Sophia Grey

He modernised the family seat at Enville to the design of Thomas Hope. He promoted the development of the town of Ashton-under-Lyne, near Manchester, on land inherited from the Earl of Warrington.

On his death at Enville in 1819 he was succeeded by his eldest son George Harry.