Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville

Colonel Fulke Southwell Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville (17 February 1821 – 25 January 1883), known as Fulke Greville until 1866, was an Irish Liberal politician.

Background

A member of a junior branch of the Greville family headed by the Earl of Warwick, Greville was the 2nd son of Algernon Greville, Esq., by Caroline, 2nd daughter of Sir Bellingham Graham, 6th Baronet.[1]

Political career

Greville sat as Member of Parliament for Longford County as a Liberal from 19 July 1852 until 1869, when he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Greville, of Clonyn in the County of Westmeath.[2] He had adopted the surname of Nugent-Greville in 1866. He subsequently served as Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath from 1871 to 1883.

Family

Lord Greville married Lady Rosa Emily Mary Anne Nugent, only daughter and heir of George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath. They had six children:

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Richard Maxwell Fox
Richard More O'Ferrall
Member of Parliament for County Longford
1852–1869
With: Richard Maxwell Fox 1852–1856
Henry George Hughes 1856–1857
Henry White 1857–1861
Luke White 1861–1862
Myles William O'Reilly 1862–1869
Succeeded by
Myles William O'Reilly
Reginald Greville-Nugent
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Abel Smith
High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
1850
Succeeded by
William John Lysley
Preceded by
The Marquess of Westmeath
Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath
1871–1883
Succeeded by
Sir Benjamin Chapman, Bt
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Greville
1869–1883
Succeeded by
Algernon Greville


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