sentences:  In 1790 he was created Baron Verulam, of Gorhambury in the County of Hertford, in the Peerage of Great Britain, which gave him a seat in the House of Lords.Lord Grimston married Harriot Walter (1756 – 1786), daughter of Edward Walter of Bury Hill, Westcott, Surrey and Harriot Forrester, daughter of George Forrester, 5th Lord Forrester.He died in December 1808, aged 61, and was succeeded in his titles by his son James, who was created Earl of Verulam in 1815.