James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam

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

Background

Grimston was the son of James Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston, and Harriot Walter.

Political career

In 1802 Grimston was elected to the House of Commons for St Albans, a seat he held until 1808, when he succeeded his father as fourth Viscount Grimston and second Baron Verulam and entered the House of Lords. The latter year he also succeeded his maternal cousin as tenth Lord Forrester. In 1815 Verulam was created Viscount Grimston and Earl of Verulam in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He later held the honorary post of Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1823 to 1845.

Family

Lord Verulam married Lady Charlotte Jenkinson, daughter of Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, in 1807. They had six sons and four daughters:

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

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    Parliament of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by
    Thomas Skip Dyot Bucknall
    William Stephen Poyntz
    Member of Parliament for St Albans
    1802–1808
    With: William Stephen Poyntz 1802–1807
    Joseph Thompson Halsey 1807–1808
    Succeeded by
    Joseph Thompson Halsey
    Daniel Giles
    Honorary titles
    Preceded by
    The Marquess of Salisbury
    Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
    1823–1845
    Succeeded by
    The Earl of Verulam
    Peerage of the United Kingdom
    New title Earl of Verulam
    1815–1845
    Succeeded by
    James Walter Grimston
    Peerage of Great Britain
    Preceded by
    James Bucknall Grimston
    Baron Verulam
    1808–1845
    Succeeded by
    James Walter Grimston
    Peerage of Ireland
    Preceded by
    James Bucknall Grimston
    Viscount Grimston
    1808–1845
    Succeeded by
    James Walter Grimston
    Peerage of Scotland
    Preceded by
    Anna Maria Cockburn of Ormistoun
    Lord Forrester
    1808–1845
    Succeeded by
    James Walter Grimston
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