Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey

The Right Honourable The Earl de Grey KG PC FRS
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office 22 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
Monarch	William IV
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded by	The Lord Auckland
Succeeded by	The Lord Auckland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office 11 September 1841 – 17 July 1844
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded by	Viscount Ebrington
Succeeded by	The Lord Heytesbury
Personal details
Born	Thomas Philip Robinson 8 December 1781 (1781-12-08)
Died	14 November 1859 (1859-11-15) (aged 77)
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory
Spouse	Lady Henrietta Cole
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge

Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, 3rd Baron Grantham, 6th Baron Lucas, KG, PC, FRS (born Robinson, later Weddell; 8 December 1781 – 14 November 1859), styled as The Hon. Thomas Robinson until 1786 and as Lord Grantham from 1786 to 1833, of Wrest Park in the parish of Silsoe, Bedfordshire, was a British Tory statesman. He changed his surname to Weddell in 1803 and to de Grey in 1833.^[1]