▁Wil ton . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁Richard ▁Gros ven or , ▁ 2 nd ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁West min ster ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Gros ven or ▁Eg erton , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Wil ton , ▁who ▁had ▁succeeded ▁their ▁mat ernal ▁grand father ▁in ▁the ▁ear ld om ▁of ▁Wil ton ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁while ▁Hugh ▁L up us ▁Gros ven or , ▁ 1 st ▁Duke ▁of ▁West min ster ▁and ▁Richard ▁Gros ven or , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁St al bridge ▁were ▁his ▁nep he ws . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁West min ster ▁School ▁and ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁Gros ven or ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Sh aft es bury , ▁a ▁seat ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁and ▁then ▁sat ▁for ▁Ch ester ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁When ▁the ▁Wh igs ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁under ▁Lord ▁Grey , ▁Gros ven or ▁was ▁appointed ▁Com pt roller ▁of ▁the ▁House hold ▁and ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council . ▁He ▁retained ▁this ▁office ▁also ▁when ▁Lord ▁Melbourne ▁became ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁The ▁Wh ig ▁government ▁fell ▁in ▁November ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Gros ven or ▁did ▁not ▁serve ▁in ▁Melbourne ' s ▁second ▁administration ▁which ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 1