George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford (1 October 1737 – 28 May 1819), styled Lord Grey from 1739 to 1768, was an English

England

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 nobleman.

He was the eldest son of Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford

Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford

Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford was an English peer, styled Lord Grey from 1720 to 1739.Harry Grey was born in Enville Hall, the eldest son of Henry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford. He was educated at Rugby and Westminster. In 1736, he married Lady Mary Booth, the only daughter and heiress of George...

 and Lady Mary Booth, only daughter and heir of George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington

George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington

George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington was the son of Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington by his wife Mary, the daughter and sole heiress of Sir James Langham, Bart. As the eldest surviving son, he inherited the title of Earl of Warrington on his father's death in 1693...

. He was educated at Leicester School and Queens' College, Cambridge

Queens' College, Cambridge

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.

As Lord Grey, he was Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Staffordshire

Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1761 until 1768, when he succeeded his father as Earl. In 1796, he was additionally created Baron Delamer and Earl of Warrington

Earl of Warrington

Earl of Warrington is a title that has been created twice in British history, in 1690 and 1796 respectively. For information on the 1690 creation, see Booth Baronets. For information on the 1796 creation, see Earl of Stamford....

, titles held by his maternal grandfather. He married Lady Henrietta Bentinck, daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland

William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland

William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland KG , styled Viscount Woodstock from 1709 to 1715 and Marquess of Titchfield from 1715 to 1726, was a British peer....

, and they had nine children including:

• Henrietta Grey (1764-)
• George Harry Grey, 6th Earl of Stamford (1765-1845))
• Marie Grey (1767-1767)
• Louisa Grey (1771-1836)
• William Booth Grey (1773-1852)
• Anchitel Grey (1774-1873)
• Henry Grey (1776-)
• Sophia Grey (1777-)

He modernised the family seat at Enville to the design of Thomas Hope. He promoted the development of the town of Ashton-under-Lyne

Ashton-under-Lyne

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, 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.