As Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, one politician from this family separated Victoria from New South Wales in the Australian Colonies Government Act.
As Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, one politician from this family separated Victoria from New South Wales in the Australian Colonies Government Act. Another statesman from this family gave British support to France against Germany during the Second Moroccan Crisis as foreign secretary up to the outbreak of World War I, when he asserted that "the lamps are going out all over Europe." The best-known politician with this surname criticized the influence of Daniel O'Connell over his successor Lord Melbourne and had previously succeeded the intransigent (*) Duke of Wellington at the behest of William IV. William Wilberforce died three days after that politician with this surname abolished slavery in Great Britain. For 10 points, give this last name held by the Prime Minister who eliminated the rotten boroughs by passing the Great Reform Act of 1832.
As Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, one politician from this family separated Victoria from New South Wales in the Australian Colonies Government Act.
Earl Grey [or Viscount Howick; or Baronet Howick; or Edward Grey]