Grenfell
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Grenfell may refer to:
- Grenfell, New South WalesGrenfell, New South WalesGrenfell is a country town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia, in Weddin Shire. It is 370 kilometres west of Sydney and five hours' drive from the city. It is close to Forbes, Cowra and Young. At the 2006 census, Grenfell had a population of 1,994.-History:Prior to European...
, a town in the mid-west of New South Wales, Australia. - Bernard Pyne GrenfellBernard Pyne GrenfellBernard Pyne Grenfell was an English scientist and Egyptologist and a member of The Queen's College, Oxford.With his friend and colleague, Arthur Surridge Hunt, he took part in the archaeological dig of Oxyrhynchus and discovered many ancient manuscripts known as the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, including...
, an English egyptologist. - Arthur Grenfell WauchopeArthur Grenfell WauchopeGeneral Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope GCB GCMG CIE DSO was a British soldier and colonial administrator.-Military career:Educated at Repton School, Wauchope was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1893. He transferred to 2 Bn Black Watch in 1896.He served in World War I as...
- Joyce GrenfellJoyce GrenfellJoyce Irene Grenfell, OBE was an English actress, comedienne, diseuse and singer-songwriter.-Early life:...
, an English actress, comedienne and singer-songwriter. - Grenfell, SaskatchewanGrenfell, SaskatchewanGrenfell is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. European settlement began in 1882 before the Canadian Pacific Railway reached the site of the town; the post office was established in 1883. It is situated at the junction of Highway 47 and the Trans Canada Highway east of Regina, the...
, a town in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. - Grenfell (electoral district), a former electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A member of the Grenfell family descended from Pascoe Grenfell (1729-1810):
- Pascoe GrenfellPascoe GrenfellPascoe St Leger Grenfell was a British business man and politician.-Biography:He was born at Marazion, in Cornwall. His father and uncle were merchants in the tin and copper business. Grenfell studied at Truro Grammar School before joining his father's business in London...
(1761-1838), businessman and politician. - Charles Grenfell (1790–1867)Charles Grenfell (1790–1867)Charles Pascoe Grenfell was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.-Background:Grenfell was the son of Cornishman Pascoe Grenfell and Charlotte . He was a director of the Bank of England from 1830 to 1864...
, businessman and politician. - Charles Grenfell (1823–1861)Charles Grenfell (1823–1861)Charles William Grenfell was a British Liberal Party politician.-Background:Grenfell was the eldest son of Charles Grenfell and grandson of Pascoe Grenfell. His mother was Lady Georgiana Frances, daughter of William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton, while Henry Grenfell was his younger brother...
, MP - John Pascoe GrenfellJohn Pascoe GrenfellAdmiral John Pascoe Grenfell was an officer in the Brazilian Navy who spent most of his service in South America campaigns, most notably under the leadership of Lord Cochrane and Commodore Norton. He was the nephew of British politician Pascoe Grenfell and grandfather to General Sir John Grenfell...
(1800-1869), Admiral in the Brazilian Navy. - George St. Leger GrenfellGeorge St. Leger GrenfellGeorge St. Leger Grenfell was a British soldier of fortune, of the Cornish family, who claimed to have fought in Algeria, in Morocco against the Barbary pirates, under Garibaldi in South America, in the Crimean War, and in the Sepoy Mutiny...
(1808-1868), soldier of fortune - Henry Riversdale GrenfellHenry Riversdale GrenfellHenry Riversdale Grenfell was a British banker and Liberal Party politician.His Cornish grandfather Pascoe Grenfell was a tin and copper manager and Member of Parliament , while his father, Charles Pascoe Grenfell, was a director of the Bank of England from 1830 to 1864...
(1824-1902), banker and politician. - Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron GrenfellFrancis Grenfell, 1st Baron GrenfellField Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, GCB, GCMG, PC was a British Army officer.-Military career:Francis Wallace Grenfell was descended from Pascoe Grenfell...
(1841-1925), soldier. - George GrenfellGeorge GrenfellGeorge Grenfell was an Cornish missionary and explorer.-Early years:...
(1849-1906), missionary and explorer. - William Grenfell, 1st Baron DesboroughWilliam Grenfell, 1st Baron DesboroughWilliam Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, GCVO, was an athlete, sportsman, public servant and politician. He sat in the House of Commons firstly for the Liberal Party and then for the Conservatives between 1880 and 1905 when he was raised to the peerage...
(1855-1945), athlete, sportsman and public servant. - Wilfred GrenfellWilfred GrenfellSir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell, KCMG was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador.He was born at Parkgate, Wirral, England, the son of Algernon Grenfell, headmaster of Mostyn House School, and Jane Georgiana Hutchison and married Anne Elizabeth Caldwell MacClanahan of Chicago, Illinois, in...
(1865-1940), medical missionary. - Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941), politician and banker.
- Julian GrenfellJulian GrenfellThe Honourable Julian Henry Francis Grenfell DSO , was a British soldier and poet of World War I.-Early life:Julian Grenfell was born at 4 St James's Square, London, the eldest son of William Grenfell, later Baron Desborough, and Ethel Priscilla Fane, daughter of Julian Fane...
(1888-1915), poet and son of Lord Desborough. - Francis Octavius Grenfell (1880-1915), soldier and Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
winner. - Cecil GrenfellCecil GrenfellColonel Cecil Alfred Grenfell was a British Liberal politician.-Biography:Grenfell was the son of Pascoe du Pré Grenfell, of Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, grandson of Pascoe Grenfell. His mother was Sophia . One of fifteen children born to Pascoe and Sophia. Of his eight brothers;...
(1864-1924), soldier and British LiberalLiberal Party (UK)The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
- Pascoe Grenfell