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Second Earl Grey

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Noun1.Second Earl Grey - Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)


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Charles Grey, the second Earl Grey, (he of Grey's Monument fame) supported the anti-slavery cause and was Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons when the Bill for the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade was passed.
IN the 1830s, the British Prime Minister - the second Earl Grey - was reportedly given a gift of exquisite tea.
The name is apt as Howick was the home of the second Earl Grey.
 
 
 
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