Career
Although he spoke rarely, he kept a detailed diary of proceedings in the House of Commons, summarising the speeches he heard. The diary, published in the 18th century, is the main surviving record for the debates in Parliament in most of the period that it covers. He was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1657-1658.
He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Derby in 1679 for the First and Second Exclusion Parliaments and again in 1681.
In 1689 he was elected Member of Parliament for Derby again and sat until 1695. Grey"s published work "Debates of the House of Commons from 1667 to 1694," 10 volumes
Octavo, London, 1769, republished most recently in 2007. (see external links for e-version).
Grey died at Risley, Derbyshire, in the summer of 1702.
He was the younger brother of Thomas Grey, Lord Grey of Groby.
