Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford

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Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford (c. 1654 – January 31, 1720), only son of Thomas, Lord Grey of Groby, succeeded his grandfather as 2nd earl of Stamford.

He took some part in resisting the arbitrary actions of Charles II, and was arrested in July 1685; then after his release he took up arms on behalf of William of Orange, after whose accession to the throne he was made a Privy Counsellor and Lord Lieutenant of Devon.

In 1697 he became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and in 1699 President of the Board of Trade, being dismissed from his office upon the accession of Anne in 1702. From 1707 to 1711, however, he was again President of the Board of Trade. On his death without children, his titles passed to his cousin Henry (d. 1739), a grandson of the first earl, from whom the later earls were descended.

Preceded by: The Earl of Bath	Lord Lieutenant of Devon 1696–1702	Succeeded by: The Earl Poulett
Preceded by: The Lord Willoughby of Eresby	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1697–1702	Succeeded by: Sir John Leveson-Gower
Preceded by: The Earl of Bridgewater	President of the Board of Trade 1699–1702	Succeeded by: The Viscount Weymouth
Preceded by: The Viscount Weymouth	President of the Board of Trade 1707–1711	Succeeded by: The Earl of Winchilsea

Preceded by: Henry Grey

Earl of Stamford

Succeeded by: Harry Grey

Reference

• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.