Fulke Greville (1717 - abt. 1806)

Born 3 Nov 1717 in London, England [uncertain]

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Fulke Greville was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Fulke Greville, born 3 November 1717, was the son of the Hon. Algernon Greville and his wife, Mary Somerset. He was baptised at St Anne , Soho on 21 November 1717. ^[1]

He married Frances Macartney, daughter of James Macartney.

Children of Fulke Greville and Frances Macartney

1. Frances Greville+ b. Nov 1748, d. 23 Dec 1818
2. Captain William Fulke Greville+ b. 8 Nov 1751, d. 1837
3. Reverend James Greville b. 27 Jun 1753, d. 23 Jan 1836
4. Lt.-Col. Henry Francis Greville+ b. 10 Aug 1760, d. 13 Jan 1816
5. Captain Charles Greville+ b. 2 Nov 1762, d. 26 Aug 1832

He served as Member of Parliament for Monmouth Boroughs from 1747 to 1754. In 1765, he was appointed envoy extraordinary to the Elector of Bavaria and minister Plenipotentiary to the Imperial Diet of Ratisbon.^[2]

He was author of Maxims Characters and Reflections (1756).^[2]

He served as High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1744.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptismal record St Anne, Soho (21 November 1717 Foulk Greville born 3 November 1717 son of Algernoon Greville and Mary)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Wikipedia [1]

• GREVILLE, Fulke (1717-c.1805), of Wilbury, Wilts. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
• http://thepeerage.com/p1824.htm#i18234