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Charles Francis Greville PC, FRS (12 de mayo de 1749 a 23 de abril de 1809), fue un político y anticuario británico. De su apellido deriva el género de plantas Grevillea. Greville fue amigo íntimo de Sir Joseph Banks y, como él, era un miembro de la Society of Dilettanti.
Charles Francis Greville PC FRS FRSE FLS FSA (12 May 1749 – 23 April 1809) was a British antiquarian, collector and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1790.
Name: Charles Francis Greville Date of birth: 1749 Date of death: 1809 Partner: Emma Hamilton (née Lyon) Parent: Elizabeth Greville (née Hamilton) Parent: Francis Greville Gender: Male Occupation: founder of Milford Haven town, Pembrokeshire Area of activity: Business and Industry; Engineering, Construction, Naval Architecture and Surveying ...
Biography. British mineralogist, horticulturist and collector, especially of mineral specimens; second son of Francis, 1st Earl of Warwick (1719-1773). Nephew of Sir William Hamilton, and previous lover of Emma Lyon/Hart (qq.v.).
Paper, 'An account of some stones said to have fallen in France, and of a lump of native iron said to have fallen in India' by Charles Francis Greville.
Charles Francis Greville. British, 1749 - 1809. Biography. Works of Art. Biography. The Hon. Mr. Greville was the second son of Francis, 1st Earl Brooke and 1st Earl of Warwick, and the brother of George, 2nd Earl. He died unmarried at the age of sixty. Compare Images List. National Gallery of Art.
Greville voted against Shelburne’s peace preliminaries, 18 Feb. 1783, and in April 1783, on the formation of the Coalition, accepted office as treasurer of the Household. In December 1783, on the dismissal of the Coalition, Greville immediately resigned.
