James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam (26 September 1775 – 17 November 1845), styled Lord Dunboyne from 1775 until 1808 and known as the 4th Viscount Grimston from 1808 to 1815, was a British peer and politician.

Life and career

He was the son of James Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston of

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and Harriot Walter. In 1802 he was elected to the

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for

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, a seat he held until 1808, when he succeeded his father as fourth

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and second Baron Verulam and entered the

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. The latter year, he also succeeded his maternal cousin as tenth

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. In 1815 he was created Viscount Grimston and Earl of Verulam in the

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. He later held the honorary post of Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1823 to 1845.

Marriage and issue

In 1807, he married Lady Charlotte Jenkinson, daughter of Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool. They had six sons and four daughters, and all of their daughters married

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s: * James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam (Feb. 22, 1809 ''Illustrative Memoir of Charlotte, Countess of Verulam'' in La Belle Assemblee, London, September 1830, p. 96. –1895) * Lady Katherine Grimston (April 18, 1810 – 1874), married in 1834 John Foster-Barham (d. 1838), married in 1839

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* Edward Harbottle Grimston (Aug. 2, 1812–1881) * Henry Luckyn Grimston (August 1813 - 1814, young) * Lady Emily Mary Grimston (Feb. 14, 1816–1901), married

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* Robert Grimston (Sept. 18, 1816–1884) * Capt. Charles Grimston (Oct. 3, 1818–1857), Coldstream Guards * Lady Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston (July 29, 1821 – 1879), married

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* Rev. Francis Sylvester Grimston (Dec. 8, 1823–1865), married Katherine Morier and had issue * Lady Jane Frederica Harriet Mary Grimston (Jan. 17, 1825–1888), married

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Lord Verulam died in November 1845, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son James. Lady Verulam died in 1863.

Notes

References

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * *

External links

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