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Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham

The Lord Grantham
Portrait by George Romney
First Lord of Trade
In office
9 December 1780 – 11 July 1782
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterLord North
The Marquess of Rockingham
Preceded byThe Earl of Carlisle
Succeeded byThe Lord Sydney (President of the Committee on Trade and Foreign Plantations)
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
13 July 1782 – 2 April 1783
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Shelburne
Preceded byCharles James Fox
Succeeded byCharles James Fox
Personal details
Born30 November 1738 (1738-11-30)
Vienna, Austria
Died20 July 1786 (1786-07-21) (aged 47)
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Lady Mary Yorke
(m. 1780)
ChildrenThomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, 1st Earl of Ripon
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Arms of Robinson: Vert, a chevron between three bucks at gaze or

Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham PC (30 November 1738 – 20 July 1786) was a British statesman. He notably served as Foreign Secretary between 1782 and 1783.


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