Granville: From Forest to Factory, John Watson (ed. The paper’s influence grew under his editorship. On the death of Lord Clarendon, on 27 June 1870, Granville was transferred to the foreign office, and straightway announced, on the authority of Edmund, afterwards lord Hammond [q.v. Earl Granville (1815–1891), Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports by Henry Jamyn Brooks (1891), For the 20th and 21st century Lord Justice, see, Griffiths'Guide to the Iron Trade of Great Britain Samuel Griffiths 1873 Reprinted David & Charles 1967. For example, the long-standing San Juan Island Water Boundary Dispute in Puget Sound, which had been left ambiguous in the Oregon Treaty of 1846 to salve relations and get a treaty sorting out the primary differences, was arbitrated by the German Emperor also in 1872. For a short time he was Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in Lord Melbourne's ministry. Lady Sophia Castelia Mary Leveson-Gower (25 February 1870Â â 22 March 1934), married Hugh Morrison on 16 August 1892. [2], His interest in education (a subject associated with this office) led to his election (1856) as chancellor of the University of London, a post he held for thirty-five years; and he was a prominent champion of the movement for the admission of women, and also of the teaching of modern languages. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. He also held shares in the Lilleshall Company. For example, the long-standing San Juan Island Water Boundary Dispute in Puget Sound, which had been left ambiguous in the Oregon Treaty of 1846 to salve relations and get a treaty sorting out the primary differences, was arbitrated by the German Emperor also in 1872. Granville house at Epsom College was named in his honour. She died in 1860. He married, as his second wife, Castila Rosalind Campbell on 26 September 1865; their children were: Lord Granville died in London on 31 March 1891, succeeded in the title by his elder son, the 3rd Earl. His Gladstonian foreign policy based on patience, peace, and no alliances kept Britain free from European wars. In June 1859 the Queen, embarrassed by the rival ambitions of Palmerston and Russell, sent for him to form a ministry, but he was unable to do so, and Palmerston again became prime minister, with Russell as foreign secretary and Granville once again as president of the council. 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It brought better relations with the United States, and it was innovative in supporting Gladstone's wish to settlement British-American fisheries and Civil War disputes over the Confederate cruisers built in Britain, like the Alabama, through international arbitration in 1872. [citation needed], Lord Granville's name is mainly associated with his career as foreign secretary (1870â1874 and 1880â1885). In a political career spanning over 50 years, he was thrice Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, led the Liberal Party in the House of Lords for almost 30 years and was joint Leader of the Liberal Party between 1875 and 1880. It brought better relations with the United States, and it was innovative in supporting Gladstone’s wish to settlement British-American fisheries and Civil War disputes over the Confederate cruisers built in Britain, like the Alabama, through international arbitration in 1872. His Gladstonian foreign policy based on patience, peace, and no alliances kept Britain free from European wars. Interesting stories about famous people, biographies, humorous stories, photos and videos. From 1866 to 1868, he was in opposition, but in December 1868 he became Colonial Secretary in Gladstone's first ministry. [2], In the House of Lords he distinguished himself as a Free Trader, and Lord John Russell made him Master of the Buckhounds (1846). Lord Granville married Lady Acton (Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg), daughter of Emmerich Joseph de Dalberg, widow of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, Bt, and mother of the historian Lord Acton, in 1840. © Copyright © 2012-2020 Stories People All rights reserved. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? He also held shares in the Lilleshall Company. As Lord Granville himself said, there was nothing in it, beyond a few sentences at most, that could be described as having a party character ; and yet the Foreign Secretary's reply was not at all couched in his usual benign and complaisa His tact was invaluable to the government in carrying the Irish Church and Land Bills through the House of Lords. Granville is also the name of a suburb of Sydney. Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, KG PC FRS (11 May 1815 – 31 March 1891), styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman from the Leveson-Gower family. Granville was the name of the present Canadian city of Vancouver from 1870 until its incorporation in 1886. Lord Granville’s name is mainly associated with his career as foreign secretary (1870–1874 and 1880–1885). The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 broke out within a few days of Lord Granville’s quoting in the House of Lords (11 July) the curiously unprophetic opinion of the permanent under-secretary (Mr. Hammond) that "he had never known so great a lull in foreign affairs." That's it. [7][8], Castila Rosalind, Countess Granville (1847–1938), During the American Civil War, Granville was non-interventionist along with the majority of Palmerston's cabinet. ], the permanent under-secretary for foreign affairs, that not a cloud obscured the prospect of peace. Lord Granville failed to realize in time the importance of the Angra Pequeña question in 1883-1884, and he was forced, somewhat ignominiously, to yield to Bismarck over it. In 1871 an intermediate zone between Asiatic Russia and Afghanistan was agreed on between him and Shuvalov; but in 1873 Russia took possession of the Khanate of Khiva, within the neutral zone, and Lord Granville had to accept the aggression[2] (See also: The Great Game).