James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam

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James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam (20 February 1809 – 27 July 1895), known as Viscount Grimston from 1815 to 1845, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He was the eldest son of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, and Lady Charlotte Jenkinson. He succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Verulam in November 1845.

In 1860, The Times noted that Grimston was one of only three to hold peerages in all three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland.[1]

Family

Lord Verulam married Elizabeth Joanna Weyland, daughter of Richard Weyland, in 1844. They had six children:

Lord Verulam died in July 1895, aged 86, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son James.

Politics and business

Verulam was elected to the House of Commons for St Albans in 1830, a seat he held until 1831, and then represented Newport, Cornwall from 1831 to 1832 and Hertfordshire from 1832 to 1845. The latter year Verulam succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He later served in the first two administrations of the Earl of Derby as a Lord-in-Waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) in 1852 and from 1858 to 1859. Between 1845 and 1892 he also held the honorary post of Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, in succession to his father.

Grimston owned property in Jamaica, and following the abolition of the slave trade, between 1836 and 1837 he was associated with claims of £7,359 18s 4d in compensation for the loss of 376 slaves.[2]

Cricket

Verulam played first-class cricket as a right-handed batsman (RHB). He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), making 21 appearances from 1830 to 1849. In contemporary scorecards to 1845, he was given as Lord Grimston.[3]

Several members of his family were first-class cricketers too: three of his brothers Edward, Robert and Francis all played, as did his nephews Walter Grimston and Lord Hyde.

Notes

  1. ^ The Times, 9 February 1860; Peers of the Three Kingdoms.
  2. ^ http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/46379
  3. ^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 2–4 (1827–1854), Lillywhite, 1862

References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]

External links

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Verulam
  • CricketArchive record
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  • Lundy, Darryl. "p. 3161 § 31602". The Peerage. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)[unreliable source]
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for St Albans
1830–1831
With: Charles Tennant 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Newport, Cornwall
1831 – 1832
With: Sir Henry Hardinge 		Constituency abolished
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire
1832–1845
With: Sir John Saunders Sebright 1832–35
Nicolson Calvert 1832–35
Abel Smith 1835–45
Rowland Alston 1835–41
Granville Dudley Ryder 1841–45 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
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 Lord-in-Waiting
1852 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
1846–1892 		Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl of Verulam
1845–1895 		Succeeded by
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