Mary Robinson, Baroness Grantham
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Mary Jemima Robinson, Baroness Grantham (9 February 1757–7 January 1830, Whitehall
, London
) was a British peeress
.
Born Lady Mary Jemima Yorke, she was the second daughter of Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey
and Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
and was educated privately at the family home, Wrest Park. On 17 August 1780, she married Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham
at her parents' home in St James's Square and they had two surviving sons:
Whitehall
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, London
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) was a British peeress
Peerage
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.
Born Lady Mary Jemima Yorke, she was the second daughter of Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey
Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey
Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey and Countess of Hardwicke was a British peeress.She was a daughter of John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland and Lady Amabel Grey. Her maternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent and Jemima Crew.On 22 May 1740, she married Hon...
and Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke FRS , and eldest son of the 1st earl, was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.In 1741 he became a fellow of the Royal Society...
and was educated privately at the family home, Wrest Park. On 17 August 1780, she married Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham
Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham
Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham PC was a British politician and statesman. He notably served as Foreign Secretary between 1782 and 1783.-Background and education:...
at her parents' home in St James's Square and they had two surviving sons:
- Hon. Thomas Philip, later 2nd Earl de Grey (1781-1859)
- Frederick John, later 1st Viscount Goderich, later still 1st Earl of RiponFrederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount GoderichFrederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon PC , styled The Honourable F. J. Robinson until 1827 and known as The Viscount Goderich between 1827 and 1833, the name by which he is best known to history, was a British statesman...
(1782-1859)
Source
- Collett-White, James - Yorke, née Campbell, Jemima, suo jure Marchioness Grey (1722–1797), letter writer - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography