John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower
John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower PC (born January 7, 1675 in Stittenham , Yorkshire , † August 31, 1709 in Belvoir Castle , Grantham , Lincolnshire ) was an English politician and peer.
Life
He was the son of Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet and his wife Jane Granville. His maternal grandparents were John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath and his wife Jane Wyche, a daughter of Sir Peter Wyche .
At the death of his father in 1691 he inherited his title of baronet , of Sittenham in the County of York.
John Leveson-Gower was from 1692 to 1703 MP in the House of Commons for the Tories in the constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyne . He was on March 16, 1703 as Baron Gower , of Sittenham in the County of York, raised to a peer , which a seat in the House of Lords was connected. He was a member of the Privy Council from 1702 to 1707 , and from 1702 to 1706 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and 1706 Commissioner of the Union .
Marriage and offspring
In September 1692 he married Lady Catherine Manners (1675–1722), a daughter of John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland, and had six children with her:
- John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower (1694–1754) first married to Lady Evelyn Pierrepont, daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull ; second marriage to Penelope Stonhouse, daughter of Sir John Stonhouse, 7th Baronet ; and third marriage to Lady Mary Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet .
- William Leveson-Gower († 1756), 1720–1754 MP for Staffordshire married to Anne Grosvenor, the daughter of Sir Thomas Grosvenor .
- Thomas Leveson-Gower (born May 6, 1699 in Trentham, Staffordshire, † August 12, 1727 in London), unmarried, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1720 until his death .
- Baptist Leveson-Gower (* 1701; † August 4, 1782), unmarried, 1727 to 1761 MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme .
- Katherine Leveson-Gower († April 20, 1712 in London; buried in Lilleshall on May 1, 1712).
- Jane Leveson-Gower (around 1704; † June 10, 1726), married from January 5, 1718 or 1719 to John Proby († 1760).
ancestors
16. Thomas Gower | ||||||||||||||||
8. Sir Thomas Gower, 1st Bt. | ||||||||||||||||
17. Mary Fairfax | ||||||||||||||||
4. Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt. | ||||||||||||||||
18. John Doyley | ||||||||||||||||
9. Anne Doyley | ||||||||||||||||
19. Anne Barnard | ||||||||||||||||
2. Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Bt. | ||||||||||||||||
20. John Leveson | ||||||||||||||||
10. John Leveson | ||||||||||||||||
21. Christian Mildmay | ||||||||||||||||
5. Frances Leveson | ||||||||||||||||
22. Thomas Sondes | ||||||||||||||||
11. Frances Sondes | ||||||||||||||||
23. Margaret Brooke | ||||||||||||||||
1. John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower | ||||||||||||||||
24. Bernard Grenville | ||||||||||||||||
12. Bevil Grenville | ||||||||||||||||
25. Elizabeth Bevil | ||||||||||||||||
6. John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath | ||||||||||||||||
26. George Smythe | ||||||||||||||||
13. Grace Smythe | ||||||||||||||||
27. Grace Vyell | ||||||||||||||||
3. Jane Granville | ||||||||||||||||
28. Richard Wyche | ||||||||||||||||
14. Peter Wyche | ||||||||||||||||
29. Elizabeth Saltonstall | ||||||||||||||||
7. Jane Wyche | ||||||||||||||||
30. William Meredith | ||||||||||||||||
15. Jane Meredith | ||||||||||||||||
31. Jane Palmer | ||||||||||||||||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wikisource: Leveson-Gower, John (1675-1709) , Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder & Co, London 1885-1900.
- ↑ a b c d Entry about John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk
- ^ Burkes Peerage (1939 edition), sv Sutherland, Duke of
- ↑ The Leveson-Gower Family ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
predecessor | title | successor |
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William Leveson-Gower |
Baronet, of Sittenham 1691-1709 |
John Leveson-Gower |
New title created |
Baron Gower 1703-1709 |
John Leveson-Gower |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Leveson-Gower, John, 1st Baron Gower |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leveson-Gower, Sir John, 5th Baronet |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1675 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Stittenham , Yorkshire |
DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1709 |
Place of death | Belvoir Castle , Grantham , Lincolnshire |