Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton

The Duke of Grafton
Prime Minister of Great Britain
In office
14 October 1768 – 28 January 1770
MonarchGeorge III
Preceded byThe Earl of Chatham
Succeeded byLord North
Northern Secretary
In office
12 July 1765 – 14 May 1766
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Rockingham
Preceded byThe Earl of Halifax
Succeeded byHenry Seymour Conway
Personal details
Born
Augustus Henry FitzRoy

(1735-09-28)28 September 1735
Died14 March 1811(1811-03-14) (aged 75)
Euston, Suffolk, England
Resting placeSt Genevieve Churchyard, Euston, Suffolk, England
Political partyWhig
Spouses
(m. 1756; div. 1769)
(m. 1769)
Children12; including George, William and John
Parent
Alma materPeterhouse, Cambridge
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Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC (28 September 1735 – 14 March 1811), styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era. He is one of a handful of dukes who have served as prime minister.

He became prime minister in 1768 at the age of 33, leading the supporters of William Pitt, and was the youngest person to hold the office until the appointment of William Pitt the Younger 15 years later. However, he struggled to demonstrate an ability to counter increasing challenges to Britain's global dominance following the nation's victory in the Seven Years' War. He was widely attacked for allowing France to annex Corsica, and stepped down in 1770, handing over power to Lord North.


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