Background
Gresley was the son of Sir Nigel Bowyer Gresley, 7th Baronet and his second wife Maria-Eliza Garway, daughter of Caleb Garway, of Worcester. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father on 26 March 1808.
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Roger Roger Gresley
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Education
Christ Church.
Career
He entered Christ Church, Oxford on 17 October 1817, where he remained until 1819, leaving the university without a degree. Gresley was a well known London dandy and is said to have gambled away much of his fortune, having to sell most of his assets to remain solvent. In 1826 Gresley stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Lichfield and instead served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
He stood at Durham in 1830 and was elected but unseated.
He was equally unsuccessful at New Romney in 1831, although he made a couple of speeches in parliament. Gresley was groom of the bedchamber to the Duke of Sussex, captain of the Staffordshire Yeomanry cavalry, and an Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
He was also an author who usually wrote his name Greisley. Gresley died at the age of 37, and was buried on 28 October at Church Gresley, Derbyshire.
Gresley married Lady Sophia Catherine Coventry, daughter of George William Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry and Peggy Pitches, on 2 June 1821.
They had no surviving children and the baronetcy passed to a kinsman Sir William Gresley. His widow remarried to Sir Henry des Voeux, Baronet and vicar of Stapenhill-cum-Caldwell.
Achievements
Politics
Conservative Party, Tories.
Membership
9th United Kingdom Parliament. 10th United Kingdom Parliament. 12th United Kingdom Parliament.
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Born
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Died
October 12, 1837 (aged 37) -
Nationality
United Kingdom -
Political Party
Conservative Party