Grafton Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Grafton, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

6 records1756–17825 events1 places

Chronological biography

1756

Member of Parliament1756

Politics / Whig Party · Duke · Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament

1765

Secretary of State1765

Government / Whig Party Government · Duke · Secretary of State

Appointed Secretary of State for the Northern Department

1766

First Lord of the Treasury1766

Government / Whig Party Government · Duke · First Lord of the Treasury · London

Appointed First Lord of the Treasury

1768

Prime Minister of Great Britain1768

Government / Whig Party Government · Duke · Prime Minister of Great Britain

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

1771

Lord Privy Seal1771

Politics / Tory Party · Duke · Lord Privy Seal

Appointed Lord Privy Seal, 1st term

1782

Lord Privy Seal1782

Government / Whig Party Government · Duke · Lord Privy Seal

Appointed Lord Privy Seal, 2nd term

Titles and roles

Duke · First Lord of the Treasury · Duke · Lord Privy Seal · Duke · Member of Parliament · Duke · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Duke · Secretary of State

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.