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Thomas Grenville (December 31, 1755 – December 17, 1846, Piccadilly), was a British politician and bibliophile.

Grenville was the son of George Grenville, a British prime minister, and was educated at Eton. In 1778, he was commissioned ensign in the Coldstream Guards and in 1779 promoted a lieutenant in the 80th Regiment of Foot, but resigned his commission in 1780. He was, with one interval, a member of parliament from 1780 to 1810, and for a few months during 1806 and 1807 President of the Board of Control and First Lord of the Admiralty, but is perhaps more famous as a book-collector than as a statesman; he bequeathed his large and valuable library to the British Museum. In 1798, he was sworn of the Privy Council.

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• Biography

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by: The Earl Verney George Grenville	Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire with The Earl Verney 1779–1784	Succeeded by: Sir John Aubrey, 6th Bt. William Grenville
Preceded by: William Champion Crespigny Samuel Salt	Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh with Lord Grey of Groby 1790–1796	Succeeded by: Sir John Aubrey, 6th Bt. Michael Angelo Taylor
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: George Nugent The Lord Bridport	Member of Parliament for Buckingham with George Nugent 1796–1802, Lord William Allen Proby 1802–1804, Lord John Proby 1805–1806, Earl Percy 1806, Sir William Young, 2nd Bt. 1806–1807, Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Bt. 1807, Richard Neville 1807–1810 1796–1810	Succeeded by: Richard Neville Lord George Grenville
Preceded by: Earl Temple William Selby Lowndes	Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire with William Selby Lowndes 1813–1818	Succeeded by: William Selby Lowndes Earl Temple
Diplomatic Posts
Preceded by: None due to American Revolutionary War	British Minister to France 1782	Succeeded by: Alleyne Fitzherbert
Political offices
Preceded by: The Viscount Howick	First Lord of the Admiralty 1806–1807	Succeeded by: The Lord Mulgrave
Preceded by: The Lord Minto	President of the Board of Control 1806–1807	Succeeded by: The Lord Dunira
Legal Offices
Preceded by: The Viscount Sydney	Justice in Eyre south of the Trent 1800–1846	Succeeded by: Office Abolished