For the more famous Earl Grey and the tea see
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (
March 13,
1764 -
1845).
Sir Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey (
November 28,
1851 -
August 29,
1917) was the ninth
Governor-General of Canada from
1904 to
1911. He is best known for having donated the
Grey Cup to the
Canadian Football League in
1909.
He welcomed Canada's first important foreign royal visit (from Prince Fushima of Japan) in 1907, improved Rideau Hall (the governor-general's residence), and suggested the idea of a great railway hotel in Ottawa - the origin of the Château Laurier.
Earl Grey bio - Government of Canada (
http://www.gg.ca/governor_general/history/bios/grey_e.asp)