Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford
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Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford (c. 1654 - January 31, 1720), only son of Thomas, Lord Grey of Groby, succeeded his grandfather as 2nd earl of Stamford.
He took some part in resisting the arbitrary actions of Charles II, and was arrested in July 1685; then after his release he took up arms on behalf of William of Orange, after whose accession to the throne he was made a Privy Counsellor and Lord-Lieutenant of Devonshire.
In 1697 he became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and in 1699 President of the Board of Trade, being dismissed from his office upon the accession of Anne in 1702. From 1707 to 1711, however, he was again President of the Board of Trade. On his death without children, his titles passed to his cousin Henry (d. 1739), a grandson of the first earl, from whom the later earls were descended.
| Preceded by: Henry Grey | Earl of Stamford | Followed by: Harry Grey |