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1764 – 1845Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845)Died 17 July 1845, aged 81Earl Grey was the British Whig Prime Minister from 1830 to 1834. His government passed the Great Reform Act of 1832 and abolished slavery across most of the British Empire. Earl Grey tea is named after him.