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{{Short description|British Conservative Party politician}}
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'''James Walter Grimston, 3rd Earl of Verulam''' (11 May 1852 – 11 November 1924), known as '''Viscount Grimston''' from 1852 to 1895, was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] from 1885 to 1892. He inherited his [[peerage]] in 1895.
==Biography==
Grimston was the eldest son of [[James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam]]. He was educated at [[Harrow School]] and became a lieutenant in the [[1st Life Guards]]. He became [[Justice of the Peace|J.P.]] for [[Hertfordshire]] and captain in the Hertfordshire Yeoman Cavalry.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886]</ref>
Grimston was elected as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[St Albans (UK Parliament constituency)|St Albans]] in the [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885 general election]], and held the seat until he retired from the Commons at [[1892 United Kingdom general election|1892 election]].<ref name="craig1885-1918">{{cite book
|last=Craig
|first=F. W. S.
|authorlink= F. W. S. Craig
|title=British parliamentary election results 1885–1918
|orig-year=1974
|edition= 2nd
|year=1989
|publisher= Parliamentary Research Services
|location=Chichester
|isbn= 0-900178-27-2
|page=297
}}</ref>
In 1895 he succeeded his father in the [[Earl of Verulam|earldom]] and entered the [[House of Lords]].
==Marriage and issue==
Lord Verulam married [[Margaret Frances Graham]], daughter of Sir Frederick Ulric Graham of Netherby, [[Graham baronets|3rd Baronet]], and wife Lady Jane Hermione Seymour (daughter of [[Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset]], and wife [[Georgiana Seymour, Duchess of Somerset|Jane Georgiana Sheridan]]), and widow of Alexander Aeneas Mackintosh, in 1878. They had six daughters and one son:
*Lady Helen Grimston (1879–1947)
*[[James Grimston, 4th Earl of Verulam|James Walter Grimston, 4th Earl of Verulam]] (1880–1949)
*Lady Hermione Grimston (1881–1924)
*Aline Grimston (1883–?)
*Elizabeth Grimston (1885–?)
*Lady Sibyl Grimston (1887–1968); married to [[Major (rank)|Major]] The Hon. Alastair Thomas Joseph Fraser, son of [[Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat]], and wife Alice Mary Weld-Blundell<ref>{{cite journal|title=A military marriage: LADY SIBYL FRASER (née Grimston), ALASTAIR FRASER|publisher=Ingram Brothers|journal=[[The Sketch]]|volume=89|date=1915}}</ref>
*Lady Vera Grimston (1890–1970)
Lord Verulam died in November 1924, aged 72, and was succeeded in his titles by his son James. Lady Verulam died in 1927.
==Descendants==
Scottish actress [[Rose Leslie]] is a matrilineal great-great-granddaughter of Verulam, through his second-youngest daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antena3.com/objetivotv/actualidad/internacional/juego-tronos-descubrimos-origenes-aristocraticos-rose-leslie-boda-kit-harington_201806235b2e4a910cf2a31495452dc5.html|title='Juego de Tronos': Descubrimos los orígenes aristocráticos de Rose Leslie ante su boda con Kit Harington|language=Spanish|publisher=[[Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel)|Antena 3]]|date=30 March 2021|access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref>
== Notes ==
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== References ==
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
== External links ==
* {{Hansard-contribs | viscount-grimston | the Earl of Verulam }}
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