Algernon Frederick Greville (29 December 1798 – 15 December 1864) was an English soldier, cricketer, and officer of arms who served as private secretary to the Duke of Wellington.
Algernon Greville | |
|---|---|
| Born | Algernon Frederick Greville 29 December 1798 |
| Died | 15 December 1864 (aged 65) Hillingdon, London, England |
| Spouse |
Charlotte Cox
(m. 1823; died 1841) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Charles Greville Lady Charlotte Cavendish-Bentinck |
| Relatives | Charles Greville (brother) Henry Greville (brother) |
| Military career | |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
| Wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Early life
editGreville was born on 29 December 1798.[1] He was the second son of Charles Greville, and Lady Charlotte Cavendish-Bentinck. He was the brother of Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville, the diarist, and of Henry William Greville.[2]
His paternal grandfather was Fulke Greville and descendant of both the Duke of Beaufort and the Baron Brooke. His maternal grandfather was William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and his maternal great-grandfather was William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire[2]
Career
editGreville made 7 known appearances in first-class matches from 1815 until 1823. He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) but also played for Middlesex and Hampshire.[3]
Military career
editHe was commissioned an ensign in the Grenadier Guards on 1 February 1814, and fought with that regiment at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. He was also present at the capture of Péronne, and soon after was appointed aide-de-camp to General Sir John Lambert. He later became ADC to the Duke of Wellington, and served on his staff until the end of the occupation of France.[2]
The Duke made him his private secretary upon being appointed Master-General of the Ordnance in 1819, and he continued to serve in this capacity when Wellington was made commander-in-chief (1827), prime minister (1828), foreign secretary (1834), and commander-in-chief again (1842).[2]
Greville was appointed Bath King of Arms in 1829, and served as secretary to the Cinque Ports while Wellington was Lord Warden.[2]
Personal life
editOn 7 April 1823, Greville was married to Charlotte Maria Cox (d. 1841), the daughter of R. H. Cox. Before her death in 1841, they were the parents of five children:[2]
- Frances Harriett Greville (1824–1887), who married Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, a son of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Paget, in 1843.[2]
- Georgiana Maria Greville (1826–1872)[2]
- Lt. Col. Arthur Charles Greville (1827–1901), a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Guards who died without issue.[2]
- Augusta Mary Greville (1831–1921), who married George Montagu Warren Sandford, MP for Harwich and Maldon, a son of Sir Nathaniel Peacocke, 2nd Baronet, in 1858.[2]
- Lt. Cavendish Hubert Greville (1835–1854), who was killed at the Battle of Inkerman.[2]
His wife died on 10 April 1841. He died over twenty-three years later in Hillingdon on 15 December 1864.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Portrait Of Algernon Frederick Greville (1798-1864), 2nd Son Of Captain Charles Greville; As A Small Boy, Holding Up A Pencil And A Piece Of Paper". photoarchive.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk. Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 4083.
- ^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
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