James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam

Noble person

1809 – 1895

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Who was James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam?

James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam, known as Viscount Grimston from 1815 to 1845, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He was the eldest son of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, and Lady Charlotte Jenkinson. He succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Verulam in November 1845.

In 1860, The Times noted that Grimston was one of only three to hold peerages in all three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Born
Feb 20, 1809
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Died
Jul 27, 1895

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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