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For the blend of tea with the same name, see Earl Grey tea. For the
village in the Canadian prairies, see Earl Grey, Saskatchewan. Earl Grey
is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for
the General Charles Grey, 1st Baron Grey. He had already been created Baron
Grey, of Howick in the County of Northumberland, in 1801, and was made
Viscount Howick, in the County of Northumberland, at the same time as he
was given the earldom. A member of the prominent Grey family of
Northumberland, he was the third son of Sir Henry Grey, 1st Baronet, of
Howick (see below). Lord Grey was succeeded by his eldest son, Charles, 2nd
Earl Grey. He was a prominent Whig politician and served as Prime Minister
of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834, which tenure saw the passing of
the Great Reform Act of 1832. In 1808 he also succeeded his uncle as third
Baronet, of Howick.
The second earl
