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Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
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Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Investor · born April 25, 1862 · died 1933

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Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who was the main force behind British foreign policy in the era of the First World War.

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  1. 43Became Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsDecember 10, 1905
  2. ~50Received the Order of the Garter1912

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