Background

Grosvenor was the second son of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet

Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet

Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster....

, and Jane, daughter of Thomas Warre. Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor

Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor

Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor , known as Sir Richard Grosvenor, 7th Baronet between 1755 and 1761 and as The Lord Grosvenor between 1761 and 1784, was a British peer, racehorse owner and art collector...

, was his elder brother.

Political career

Grosvenor sat as Member of Parliament for Chester from 1755 to 1795.

Family

Grosvenor married Deborah, daughter of Stephen Skynner, in 1758. Their second son Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor

Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (1762–1819)

Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor , was a British politician.Born Richard Grosvenor and a member of the Grosvenor family now headed by the Duke of Westminster, he was the son of Thomas Grosvenor, second son of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet...

 was a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 while their third son Thomas Grosvenor

Thomas Grosvenor (British Army officer)

Field Marshal Thomas Grosvenor was a senior officer in the British Army.-Military career:Born the third son of Thomas Grosvenor MP, Grosvenor was educated at Westminster School and commissioned into the 1st foot guards in 1779. He was in charge of security at the Bank of England during the Gordon...

was a distinguished military commander. Grosvenor died in February 1795, aged 60.