John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower
John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower PC ( August 10, 1694 - December 25, 1754 ) was a British peer and politician .
Life
He was a son of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower and his wife Catherine Manners. When his father died in 1709 he inherited his title as 2nd Baron Gower and 6th Baronet , of Sittenham, and thereby became a member of the House of Lords .
He made a career as a Tory politician and was the first Tory to enter government in the 18th century. From 1742 to 1743 and again from 1744 and 1754 he also held the office of Lord Seal Keeper. In 1742 he was also admitted to the British Privy Council and was Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire from 1742 to 1754 .
On July 8, 1746 he was made Earl Gower and Viscount Trentham , in the County of Stafford.
Marriages and offspring
On March 13, 1712 he married Lady Evelyn Pierrepont, daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston upon Hull . They had seven children together:
- Gertrude Leveson-Gower (1715–1794) ⚭ John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford ;
- Mary Leveson-Gower (1717–1778) ⚭ Sir Richard Wrottesley, 7th Baronet;
- Frances Leveson-Gower (1720–1788) ⚭ Lord John Philip Sackville , a younger son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset . They were the parents of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset .
- Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford (1721-1803);
- Elizabeth Leveson-Gower (1724–1784) ⚭ John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave ;
- Evelyn Leveson-Gower (1725–1763) ⚭ John Fitzpatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory ;
- Richard Leveson-Gower (1726–1753), Member of the House of Commons.
Evelyn died on June 26, 1727. On October 31, 1733, he married Penelope Stenhouse, daughter of Sir John Stenhouse, 7th Baronet . His second wife died on August 19, 1734.
On May 16, 1736 he married Mary Tufton, a daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet , and widow of Anthony Gray, Earl of Harold . They had a son together:
- John Leveson-Gower (1740–1792), Admiral in the Royal Navy , ⚭ Frances Boscawen, daughter of Edward Boscawen.
Web links
- John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, on thepeerage.com , accessed July 26, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 95
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| New title created |
Earl Gower 1746-1754 |
Granville Leveson-Gower |
| John Leveson-Gower |
Baron Gower 1709-1754 |
Granville Leveson-Gower |
| John Hervey |
Keeper of the Lord Seal 1742–1743 |
George Cholmondeley |
| Henry Shirley |
Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire 1742–1754 |
Granville Leveson-Gower |
| George Cholmondeley | Lord seal keeper 1744–1754 |
Charles Spencer |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leveson-Gower, John, 1st Earl Gower |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leveson-Gower, John, 2nd Baron Gower |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1694 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1754 |