Later career Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

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lord grey of fallodon


in 1919 grey appointed ambassador united states, post held until 1920.


by mid july 1920 lord robert cecil, moderate , staunchly pro-league of nations conservative, keen party realignment under grey, strong supporter of league.


grey had been cross @ asquith’s failure congratulate him when sent washington in 1919, reestablished relations in november 1920. asquith reached agreement grey on 29 june 1921, suggesting leader in lords , lord president of council in future liberal government, eyesight no longer enough cope paperwork of running major department. grey wanted british troops pulled out of ireland , irish left sort out, solution likened roy jenkins british withdrawal india in 1947.


the success of anti-waste league candidates @ by-elections made leading liberals feel there strong vote might tapped wider-based , more credible opposition lloyd george s coalition government. talks between grey , lord robert cecil began in june 1921. wider meeting (cecil, asquith, grey, , leading liberals lord crewe, walter runciman , sir donald maclean) held on 5 july 1921. cecil wanted genuine coalition rather de facto liberal government, grey rather asquith prime minister, , official manifesto himself , grey official liberal leaders asquith , lord crewe endorse. conservative, sir arthur steel-maitland, later joined in talks, , views similar cecil’s, maclean, runciman , crewe hostile. grey himself not keen, , eyesight have been major handicap becoming prime minister. missed third meeting, saying feeding squirrels in northumberland, , late fourth. did, however, make move speaking in former constituency in october 1921, little effect, after move party realignment fizzled out.


grey continued active in politics despite near blindness, serving leader of liberal party in house of lords 1923 until resignation on grounds unable attend on regular basis shortly before 1924 election. having declined stand chancellor of university of oxford in 1925, make way asquith s unsuccessful bid, elected unopposed in 1928 , held position until death in 1933.








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