Pascoe Grenfell

Pascoe St Leger Grenfell (3 September 1761 23 January 1838) was a British businessman and politician.

Biography

He was born at Marazion, in Cornwall. His father, Pascoe Grenfell (1729-1810), and uncle were merchants in the tin and copper business. Grenfell studied at Truro Grammar School before joining his father's business in London. Later, he joined the business of Thomas Williams of Llanidan, a major brass and copper producer, becoming Williams's principal manager. He also served as governor of the Royal Exchange Assurance Company from 1829 to 1838.

On Williams's death, Grenfell was chosen as one of the members of parliament for the constituency of Great Marlow in Buckinghamshire. He continued to represent that constituency until 1820, when he became representative for Penryn, a position he maintained to 1826.

Family

On 26 August 1786, Grenfell married his cousin, Charlotte Granville (1765-1790), the daughter of his paternal uncle George Granville (1734-1784) and his first wife Elizabeth Bryer (1740-?). Charlotte died shortly after the birth of Charles Pascoe, who married Lady Georgiana Molyneaux, daughter to the 2nd Earl of Sefton.

On 15 January 1798, he married Georgiana St Leger (1775-1818) youngest daughter of St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile and Mary née Barry. He and Georgiana had a large family: among his daughters, Marianne (1802-1892) married George Glyn, later 1st Baron Wolverton; Emily Charlotte (1805-1875) married Sydney Godolphin Osborne; Caroline Temple (1809-1886) was the third wife of John Ashley Warre MP; Charlotte Maria French (1812-1860) married the historian James Anthony Froude, and Frances Eliza (1814-1891) married Charles Kingsley, the novelist.

Pascoe Grenfell lived at Taplow House, Taplow in Buckinghamshire.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Thomas Williams
Owen Williams
Member of Parliament for Great Marlow
18021820
With: Owen Williams
Succeeded by
Owen Williams
Thomas Peers Williams
Preceded by
Henry Swann
Sir Christopher Hawkins, Bt
Member of Parliament for Penryn
18201826
With: Henry Swann 1820–1824
Robert Stanton 1824–1826
Succeeded by
David Barclay
William Manning


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