Background
GREY-Wilson, William was born on April 7, 1852 in Kent. Youngest son of late Andrew Wilson, Inspector-General of Hospitals, H.E.I. Company, and Charlotte, granddaughter of 1st Earl Grey.
GREY-Wilson, William was born on April 7, 1852 in Kent. Youngest son of late Andrew Wilson, Inspector-General of Hospitals, H.E.I. Company, and Charlotte, granddaughter of 1st Earl Grey.
Studied at Cheltenham College.
Private Secretary to Sir William Grey, Governor of Jamaica, 1874. To Sir Frederick Barlee, 1877. Clerk of the Executive and Legislative Councils, British Honduras, 1878.
Magistrate in command of scouts on Mexican Frontier, 1879.
Special Commissioner to take over territory between Sierra Leone and Liberia, West Africa. Assistant Colonial Secretary, Gold Coast, 1884.
Colonial Secretary, Saint Helena, 1886. Governor, 1887-1897; Governor, Falkland Isles, 1897-1904.
Governor of the Bahamas since 1904.
Clubs: Junior Carlton, Isthmian.
Spouse 1884, Margaret, o.daughter of Robert Glasgow Brown, of Broadstone, Ayrshire.