Background
Booth-Grey was the eldest son of George Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford and his wife, Lady Henrietta Cavendish Bentinck.
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George Booth
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He was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Career
He contested both Grampound and Street Germans, losing the former but representing the latter from 1796 to 1802. In 1819 he succeeded his father as Earl of Stamford and Warrington, inheriting the family estates at Enville in Staffordshire, Bradgate Park in Leicestershire, Dunham Massey in Cheshire and Stalybridge in Lancashire. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire in 1819, and in 1827, succeeded George, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley as Vice-Admiral and Chamberlain of the county.
On 23 December 1797, Lord Grey married Lady Henrietta Charlotte Charteris, sister of Francis, Earl of Wemyss and March.
They lived at Enville Hall, the family seat, and had four surviving children:
George Harry (1802–1835), later Baron Grey of Groby by writ of acceleration, married Lady Catherine Charteris Wemyss in 1824, and had:
The Honorary George Harry Booth-Grey, his successor
Lady Margaret Henrietta Maria (1825–1852), married Henry John Milbank
Lady Henrietta Charlotte (1799–1866), married The Revd James Thomas Law (son of The Rt Revd Doctor George Henry Law)
Lady Jane (1803–1877), married Sir John Walsh, Bt (later The Lord and Lady Ormathwaite from 1868).
Membership
1st United Kingdom Parliament. 17th Parliament of Great Britain. 18th Parliament of Great Britain]
From 1790 to 1796, he was the Whig Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh.
