Robert Wellesley Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Ebury (25 January 1834 – 13 November 1918) was a British politician.

He was educated at Harrow School

Harrow School

Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...

 and King's College London

King's College London

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He entered the 1st Life Guards in 1853, became Captain

Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...

 in 1859, and was made Captain of the Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry in 1870. He served as Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK)

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 Member of Parliament for Westminster

Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1865

United Kingdom general election, 1865

The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...

-1874

United Kingdom general election, 1874

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He married Emilie Beaujolais White, daughter of Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly

Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly

Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly was an Irish British Army soldier and politician.Annaly was the son of Luke White, who had made a large fortune as a bookseller and lottery operator in Dublin...

on the 20th July 1867. They had five children. His son Robert Victor Grosvenor, 3rd Baron Ebury succeeded him to the peerage.