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==Public life==
Grosvenor played his part in public life. In 1677, he was granted the [[Freedom of the City#United Kingdom|freedom]] of [[Chester]], and later the same year, he became an [[alderman]]. Two years later, he was returned as a [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[City of Chester (UK Parliament constituency)|Chester]] for the first time, in what became known as the [[Habeas Corpus Parliament]]; in all, he was to serve in six parliaments. In 1685, he became [[Mayor#English-Saxon mayors and counterparts|Mayor]] of Chester, and later that year, raised a [[troop]] of horses to support [[James II of England|James II]] in the [[Monmouth Rebellion]]. Grosvenor served as [[High Sheriff of Cheshire|Sheriff of Cheshire]] in 1688–89.<ref name=dnb/>
==Later life==
Mary, Lady Grosvenor, converted to [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] shortly after her marriage.<ref name=newton/> Because of this, and because Eaton Hall was used as a meeting place for Catholics, Grosvenor's loyalty to the king was questioned.<ref name=dnb/> However, he continued openly as an [[Church of England|Anglican]] until his death in 1700, and he was buried in [[St Mary's Church, Eccleston|Eccleston church]]. His surviving sons were all [[Minor (law)#United Kingdom|under age]]; [[Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet]], and Thomas and Francis Cholmondeley were appointed as [[Legal guardian|guardians]].<ref name=newton/> ▼
==Family==
In 1677, Grosvenor married in 1677; he was aged 21, and his wife, [[Mary Davies (heiress)|Mary Davies]], was only 12 years old.<ref name=newton/> The Shemarriage was arranged by their families in a manner and at an age which was quite normal in England in that era; it proved to be harmonious and conventional, and lasted all their lives. Mary was the daughter of Alexander Davis, a [[scrivener]] (scribe), and she had [[Inheritance|inherited]] substantial land to the west of [[London]]. This was part of the Manor of [[Eia|Ebury]] (previously Eia), and Mary's portion consisted of 'swampy meads' ([[marsh]]land).<ref name=newton/> The area was later to become the [[Mayfair]], [[Park Lane (road)|Park Lane]], and [[Belgravia]] areas of London; athe prosperousmost partvaluable parts of the [[Grosvenor Estate]]. Mary was buried in the churchyard of [[St. Margaret's Church, Westminster]], where in 1892, her tomb was the only one to be seen there, close to the north porch of the church.<ref>Smith, J.E., ''St John the Evangelist, Westminster: Parochial Memorials'', Westminster, 1892, pp.355-362 [https://archive.org/stream/stjohnevangelist00smit/stjohnevangelist00smit_djvu.txt]</ref> The couple had three daughters and five sons. Two of the sons, Thomas and Roger, died young; the other three sons all succeeded in turn to the baronetcy, [[Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet|Richard]] became the 4th Baronet, [[Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Baronet|Thomas]] the 5th, and [[Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet|Robert]] the 6th.<ref name=dnb/>
▲Mary, Lady Grosvenor, had converted to [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] shortly after hercoming marriageof age.<ref name=newton/> Because of this, and because Eaton Hall was used as a meeting place for Catholics, Grosvenor's loyalty to the king was questioned.<ref name=dnb/> However, he continued openly as an [[Church of England|Anglican]] until his death in 1700, and he was buried in [[St Mary's Church, Eccleston|Eccleston church]]. HisGrosvenor's surviving sons were all [[Minor (law)#United Kingdom|under age]] at the time of his death; [[Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet]], and Thomas and Francis Cholmondeley were appointed as their [[Legal guardian|guardians]].<ref name=newton/>
Mary was buried in the churchyard of [[St. Margaret's Church, Westminster]], where in 1892, her tomb was the only one to be seen there, close to the north porch of the church.<ref>Smith, J.E., ''St John the Evangelist, Westminster: Parochial Memorials'', Westminster, 1892, pp.355-362 [https://archive.org/stream/stjohnevangelist00smit/stjohnevangelist00smit_djvu.txt]</ref>
==Styles of address==
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