| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Thetford | 6 Apr. 1782 – 1784 |
| Cambridge University | 1784 – 14 Mar. 1811 |
Family and Career Data
Family and Education
b. 14 Jan. 1760, 1st s. of Augustus Henry, 3rd Duke of Grafton by his 1st w., and bro. of Lord Charles Fitzroy. educ. Harrow c.1770-6; Trinity, Camb. 1776. m. 16 Nov. 1784, Lady Charlotte Waldegrave, da. and coh. of James, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, 6s. 4da. suc. fa. as 4th Duke 14 Mar. 1811; K.G. 20 Dec. 1834.
Offices Held
Ld. lt. Suff. 1790 – d. ranger of Hyde Park and St. James’s Park 1794 – 1807.
biography text
Lord Euston was a Cambridge contemporary, close friend, and political adherent of William Pitt. In 1780 he was a candidate for Cambridge University, but withdrew because he would not have been of age at the general election; in 1784 he owed his success largely to Pitt’s support. In November 1784 he declined Pitt’s offer of the place of vice-chamberlain.1Pitt to the King, 8 Nov. 1784, Royal archives, Windsor. His only recorded speech was on 5 Jan. 1789, when he proposed W. W. Grenville for Speaker.
He died 28 Sept. 1844.
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- 1. Pitt to the King, 8 Nov. 1784, Royal archives, Windsor.