Person    | Male  Born 26/10/1778  Died 23/4/1866

Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg

Born Bengal, his father being Chairman of the East India Company. Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1835-39. Never married. Died at Cannes where he had lived his final years.

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Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg

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