Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir Charles Edward Grey GCH (1785 – 1 June 1865) was an English judge and colonial governor.He was a younger son of Ralph William Grey of Backworth. Grey was educated at Eton, followed by University College, Oxford, graduating in 1806, and elected a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford in 1808. He was called to the bar in 1811, and appointed a commissioner of bankruptcy in 1817. In 1820 he was appointed a Judge in the Supreme Court of Madras and knighted, serving until his transfer to be Chief Justice on the Supreme Court of Bengal in 1825.In 1835, Grey was made a Privy Counsellor. He was made GCH in 1836. He was a Member of Parliament, representing the constituency of Tynemouth and North Shields from 1838 to 1841.In 1841 he was appointed Governor of Barbados and the Windward Islands, covering St Lucia, Trinidad, Tobago and St Vincent.In 1846 he was appointed Governor of Jamaica. He retired to England in 1853. He died in Tunbridge Wells.. }
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- Charles_Edward_Grey abstract "Sir Charles Edward Grey GCH (1785 – 1 June 1865) was an English judge and colonial governor.He was a younger son of Ralph William Grey of Backworth. Grey was educated at Eton, followed by University College, Oxford, graduating in 1806, and elected a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford in 1808. He was called to the bar in 1811, and appointed a commissioner of bankruptcy in 1817. In 1820 he was appointed a Judge in the Supreme Court of Madras and knighted, serving until his transfer to be Chief Justice on the Supreme Court of Bengal in 1825.In 1835, Grey was made a Privy Counsellor. He was made GCH in 1836. He was a Member of Parliament, representing the constituency of Tynemouth and North Shields from 1838 to 1841.In 1841 he was appointed Governor of Barbados and the Windward Islands, covering St Lucia, Trinidad, Tobago and St Vincent.In 1846 he was appointed Governor of Jamaica. He retired to England in 1853. He died in Tunbridge Wells.".