æz ɐ pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən hiː dʒˈɛnɚɹəli fˈɑːloʊd hɪz fˈæmɪli kənˈɛkʃən ˌʌp tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn ænd ˈæftɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks, bˌʌt bᵻtwˌiːn ðoʊz jˈɪɹz hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd tə səpˈoːɹt wˈɪljəm pˈɪt ðə jˈʌŋɡɚ ɪnstˈɛd ʌv bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ klˈoʊsɚ tə tʃˈɑːɹlz dʒˈeɪmz fˈɑːks æz mˈoʊst əv hɪz pəlˈɪɾɪkli ˈæktɪv ɡɹˈɛnvɪl ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz dˈɪd.
As a politician he generally followed his family connection up to 1801 and after 1806, but between those years he continued to support William Pitt the Younger instead of becoming closer to Charles James Fox as most of his politically active Grenville relatives did.