Sir Albert Henry George Grey

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Sir Albert Henry George Grey was a British statesman and colonial administrator who served as the 9th Governor General of Canada from 1904 to 1911.

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instanceOf British politician
Governor General of Canada
colonial administrator
human
appointedBy Edward VII
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
birthDate 1851-11-28
birthPlace London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1917-08-29
deathPlace Northumberland
United Kingdom
educatedAt Harrow School
Trinity College, Cambridge
familyName Grey
father Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
givenName Albert
George
Henry
hasOccupation administrator
nobleman
politician
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor promotion of imperial unity
service as 9th Governor General of Canada
support of social reform
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
monarchDuringTerm Edward VII
George V
nobleTitle 4th Earl Grey
Viscount Howick
notableWork support for Canadian autonomy within the British Empire
numberOfChildren 4
officeEnd 1911
officeStart 1904
ordinalInOffice 9
positionHeld Governor General of Canada
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland
Member of the British House of Commons
Member of the House of Lords
predecessor Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
religion Anglicanism
residence Howick Hall
Rideau Hall
spouse Alice Holford
successor Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto hasNotableInterments Sir Albert Henry George Grey