Mrs Grote claimed to have first suggested the "History of Greece" in 1823; but the book was already in preparation in 1822. In April 1826 Grote published in "The Westminster Review" a criticism of William Mitford's "History of Greece", which shows that his ideas were already in order. From 1826 to 1830 he was hard at work with John Stuart Mill and Henry Brougham in the organization of University College London. He was a member of the council which organized the faculties and the curriculum. In 1830, owing to a difference with Mill as to an appointment to one of the philosophical chairs (Grote objected to John Hoppus), he resigned his position. He rejoined the council in 1849 and was appointed Treasurer in 1860, then President in 1868. In his will Grote left £6000 as an endowment for the Chair of Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London.