- Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon - Wikipedia
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (25 April 1862 – 7 September 1933), better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who was the main force behind British foreign policy in the era of the First World War
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When his party divided over the South African War (1899–1902), he sided with the Liberal imperialists, led by H H Asquith On December 10, 1905, Grey began his service as foreign secretary, under the new Liberal prime minister, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
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Foreign Secretary November 1905 to December 1916 Sir Edward Grey set out the main aspects of his foreign policy in a speech made in opposition in October 1905: friendship with the USA,
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On the day Sir Edward Grey received the seals of office from Edward VII – 11 December 1905 - a dense fog hung over London It was so thick that Grey had to use the pavement kerb to feel his way
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Grey, the longest serving Secretary of Foreign Affairs in British history, was removed from office by David Lloyd George in December, 1916 He was granted the title Viscount Grey of Fallodon and became leader of the House of Lords
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Biography: Edward Grey was a liberal statesman known as the major player in British foreign policy during World War I He was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1905 to 1916, which remains the record for longest time serving in this role
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Grey, Sir Edward (1862–1933) Foreign secretary Grey has been described as curiously ‘suspended between the world of high politics and rural isolation’, a man who sought refuge from the toils of office in fishing and ornithology Behind the reserve lay a very determined and tough politician
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Sir Edward Grey, third Baronet and first Viscount Grey of Fallodon, was the longest serving Foreign Secretary of the twentieth century, guiding Britain’s foreign policy in 1905-16 In the 1920s, he was a prominent voice on foreign affairs, and a strong supporter of Asquithian Liberalism
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