Political Career
When his father died in 1773 and his brother became Earl of Warwick, Greville inherited his seat of Warwick in the House of Commons. He held the seat until 1790. He served as a Lord of the Treasury from 1780 to 1782, as Treasurer of the Household from 1783 to 1784 and as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1794 to 1804 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1783.
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