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| - Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey, GCMG, GCVO, PC (28 November 1851 – 29 August 1917) was a British nobleman who was Governor General of Canada from 1904 to 1911.
Grey was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied history and law. He came from a family that had enjoyed successful political careers based on reform, including colonial reform. In 1846, his uncle, the 3rd Earl Grey, as Colonial Secretary, was the first to suggest that colonies should be self-sustaining and governed for the benefit of their inhabitants, instead of for the benefit of the United Kingdom. In 1877, he married Alice Holford and together they had five children, one of whom died in early childhood.
Grey served as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) from 1880 to 1886; for South Northumberland until 1885, and then for Tyneside until 1886. He split with Gladstone over Irish home rule, and became a Liberal Unionist.
Grey succeeded his uncle as 4th Earl Grey in 1894. He travelled extensively throughout the British Empire, and was Administrator of Rhodesia from 1896 to 1897. He also gained commercial experience as the Director of the British South Africa Company from 1898 to 1904. He was one of the first four trustees responsible for the administration of the scholarship funds which established the Rhodes Scholarship. In 1904 he was appointed Governor General of Canada.
Lord Grey was a very active Governor General. He was in constant contact with the Prime Minister, offering ideas for social reform. He sought greater political inclusion for all, and worked to reach as many ordinary Canadians as possible. In fact, he was so dedicated and involved that then-prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier said Lord Grey gave "his whole heart, his whole soul, and his whole life to Canada".
Lord Grey was in office during a time of increasing economic development, industrialisation and immigration in Canada. Both Alberta and Saskatchewan entered the Confederation in 1905. It was also a time of change. In 1911, Sir Wilfrid Laurier's government was defeated by Sir Robert Borden over the issue of trade reciprocity with the United States. King Edward VII died in 1910, and King George V was crowned in 1911.
Lord Grey travelled throughout Canada extensively, from the Maritimes to the north and to western Canada. He was the first Governor General to travel to Newfoundland, where he issued a warm invitation for them to join the Confederation. He also developed strong bonds with Theodore Roosevelt, the President of the United States, visiting the United States on different occasions.
With his desire for social reform and cohesion, Lord Grey was a strong promoter of national unity among French and English Canadians, as well as a supporter of unity within the entire British Empire. He also advocated prison reforms in Canada to provide greater social justice. (en)
- Sir Albert Henry George Grey, 4. Earl Grey PC, GCMG, GCVO (* 28. November 1851 im St. James’s Palace, London; † 29. August 1917 in Howick, Northumberland) war ein britischer Politiker und Staatsmann. Der Sohn des Generalleutnants Charles Grey (1804-1870) und Neffe des dritten Earl Grey war vom 10. Oktober 1904 bis zum 13. Oktober 1911 der neunte Generalgouverneur von Kanada. (de)
- Sir Albert Henry George Grey, C.P., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., (28 novembre 1851, palais St. James de Londres – 29 août 1917), 4comte Grey, fut le neuvième gouverneur général du Canada, de 1904 à 1911.
Il a fait ses études à Harrow School et à Trinity College (Cambridge). (fr)
- Albert Henry George Grey, 4. hrabia Grey (ur. 28 listopada 1851 w St. James's Palace w Londynie, zm. 29 sierpnia 1917) - angielski polityk. W latach (1904-1911) generalny gubernator Kanady. Fundator, w 1909, pucharu, wręczanego do dziś, dla zespołu, który zdobył Mistrzostwo Kanady Seniorów w Futbolu (pl)
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| - Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey, GCMG, GCVO, PC (28 November 1851 – 29 August 1917) was a British nobleman who was Governor General of Canada from 1904 to 1911. (en)
- Sir Albert Henry George Grey, 4. Earl Grey PC, GCMG, GCVO (* 28. November 1851 im St. James’s Palace, London; † 29. August 1917 in Howick, Northumberland) war ein britischer Politiker und Staatsmann. Der Sohn des Generalleutnants Charles Grey (1804-1870) und Neffe des dritten Earl Grey war vom 10. Oktober 1904 bis zum 13. Oktober 1911 der neunte Generalgouverneur von Kanada. (de)
- Sir Albert Henry George Grey, C.P., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., (28 novembre 1851, palais St. James de Londres – 29 août 1917), 4comte Grey, fut le neuvième gouverneur général du Canada, de 1904 à 1911. (fr)
- Albert Henry George Grey, 4. hrabia Grey (ur. 28 listopada 1851 w St. James's Palace w Londynie, zm. 29 sierpnia 1917) - angielski polityk. W latach (1904-1911) generalny gubernator Kanady. Fundator, w 1909, pucharu, wręczanego do dziś, dla zespołu, który zdobył Mistrzostwo Kanady Seniorów w Futbolu (pl)
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