New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-29
EARL GREY PASSES
AWAY IN GOTH YEAR
Former Governor General Of Cana
da Professed to Love America
FREQUENT VISITOR TO U. s.
British Statesman Returned Picture
OF Benjamin Franklin, Taken from
House in Philadelphia During Rev
olutdon by Great Grandfather.

olution by Great Grandfather.
London, Aug. 29-Earl Grey, for
mer governor general of Canada,
died at o'clock this morning at
How1ck House, Northum berland, af-
ter long illness The funeral will
be held at Howick on Saturday. when
a memorial service will be held in
London.
Lord Strathcoma described Earl
Grey as "a statesman and philan-
thropist in the best sense" His ac-
tive career comprised not only the ad-
ministration of the government of
Rhodesia and representation of the
British government and governor
general of Canada, but industrial and
financial operations in the Develop
ment of South Africa. One of the
most noted movements to which he
gave his support and in which he was
a leading spirit was the Public House
Trust company Of England, an enter
prise designed to supplant the ordi-
nary saloons for the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquor by the establishment of
we'll conducted public houses and to
discourage the use Of intoxicants by
substitution Of tea and coffee.
He Loved America.
Earl Grey was an intimacy friend
of late Joseph H. Choate American
ambassador to Great Britain, often
visited the United States, called upon
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft at
Washington, and declared that he was
a lover Of America. This sentiment
he gave as his reason 70 restoring to
the United States a picture Of Ben
jaInin Franklin which had been in the
possession of his family since Earl
Grey's great grandfather, Major Gen.
eral Charles Grey, was quartered in
Franklins house in Philadelphia as
an officer of General Howe's staff DUR
ing the Revolutionary war The re-
storaton of the picture was announced
by Earl Grey at the banquet rendered
to him in New York while he was
govern general Of Canada. In MAX
ing. the announcement he said he be-
lieved there were higher laws than
the laws of possession.
Born November 2S, 1851, Alfred
Henry George the fourth Earl Grey,
was educated at Trinity college, Cam
bridge. He married in 1877 Alice
Holford. of Westonbirt, England
Two daughters, Lady Evelyn Grey and
Lady Sybil Grey were the result of the
union.
BY profession Earl Grey was
lawyer. He was a member of parlia-
ment from Northum berland for six
years beginning in 1880. On the
death of his uncle, General Sir Charles
Grey, in 1894, he succeeded to the
title and took his seat in the House
of Lords. For two generations pre-
viously the Earls Grey had been
prominent in the political affairs of
the British empire. His grandfather
had been prime minister of England
and his uncle private secretary to a
queen.
Becoming associated with the late
Cicil Rhodes, Earl Grey entered en-
Enthusiastically into plans for the de-
velopment Of South Africa, was pro-
moter of the South African Chartered
Company, was concerned In the
Jameson raid, amassed a fortune and
in 1896 became administrator of Rho
desia where he proved to be cap
able and constructive administrator.
He was one of the executors of Cecil
Rhodes will and influential In the
direction of Rhodes scholarships at
Oxford.
Went to Canada in 1904.
Succeeding his brother-in-law, Lord
Mimic, Earl Grey was appointed gov
ernor-general of Canada in 1904 and
occupied that post for six years His
administration was described as a
quiet but uniform success. He was
a strong advocate of imperial federa-
ton and urged Canadians to share
the burden Of England's defense.
Although born an aristocrat, Earl
Grey was very democratic in his SYM
pathies This found chief expression
in his almost lifelong activity as
social reformer, in his efforts to re-
form the saloons Of England and in
the establishment of cooperative
partnership system on his estates in
Northumberland. He was not an
idle bearer of a great name, but was
imbued with restless energy and
spirit Of enthusiasm in all his enter
prises, constituting multitude OF In
terests Cecil Rhodes found him full
of passionate enthusiasm for the
growth Of the British empire and
that he was willing to bend every
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