Charles Gray, 5th Earl Gray
Charles Robert Gray, 5th Earl Gray ( December 15, 1879 - April 2, 1963 in Howick , Northumberland ) was a British nobleman .
He was the son of Albert Gray, 4th Earl Gray . Gray attended Eton College and then studied at Trinity College , Cambridge . Between 1894 and 1917 he carried the courtesy title Viscount Howick . Gray then joined the British Army and served, among other things, with the Life Guards . It was up to the Major promoted and fought in the First World War .
In the general election in January 1910 , Gray ran for a seat in the House of Commons . He stood as a candidate for the Liberal Unionist Party in the Bradford Central constituency against the liberal mandate holder George Scott Robertson , but was defeated by this. In 1917 he inherited the title of Earl Gray, succeeding his father, and became a member of the House of Lords .
In 1906 he married Lady Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer, the only daughter of William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne , and had two daughters with her. The title passed to a second cousin on his death.
Web links
- Charles Robert Gray, 5th Earl Gray on thepeerage.com , accessed August 20, 2015.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Albert Gray |
Earl Gray 1917-1963 |
Richard Gray |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gray, Charles, 5th Earl Gray |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gray, Charles Robert Greay 5th Earl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British nobleman |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1879 |
DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1963 |
Place of death | Howick |