Second surviving son of 2nd Earl Grey. Married Caroline, daughter of Sir Thomas Farquhar, Bart, in 1830. Two sons, the younger of whom succeeded as 4th Earl Grey, and four daughters. Served in the army from 1820, served with his regiment in Canada 1838-1839 and again in 1841, went on half-pay in 1842, but continued to advance in rank and attained that of general in 1865. Grey's military service in Canada coincided with the mission of his brother-in-law, John George Lambton, Earl of Durham, to investigate the causes of the 1837 rebellions. Grey was involved in a special mission to Washington, accompanied Lord Durham to Upper Canada, and took part in the suppression of the second rebellion in Lower Canada. As well as his military career, he was M.P. for High Wycombe 1831-37, and was for some time private secretary to his father when First Lord of the Treasury. He became equerry-in-waiting to Queen Victoria from 1837, private secretary to the Prince Consort from 1849 until the prince's death in 1861, and subsequently to Queen Victoria until his own death in 1870.
From the guide to the Papers of General Charles Grey, 1820-1917 (predominantly pre-1870), (Repository Unknown)
