Captain Henry Gillett Gridley (12 November 1820 – 25 January 1891[1])[2] was a Barrister and a British Liberal politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis at the 1865 general election,[3] but resigned his seat on 6 June 1867 due to ill-health by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[4][5]

Gridley was born in Norwich, Norfolk on 12 November 1820.

He was appointed a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in 1860[6] and Deputy Lieutenant of the Tower of London.[7] Gridley died at his home in London on 25 Jan 1891 aged 70.[7]

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  2. "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with W, part 3". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 327. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  4. Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  5. "Election For Weymouth". The Times. No. 25836. London. 13 June 1867. p. 6.
  6. "No. 22454". The London Gazette. 30 November 1860. p. 4784.
  7. 1 2 "Deaths". Gentlewoman. 31 January 1891. p. 51.


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