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LEVESON GOWER, Hon. Baptist (?1703-82).
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b. ?1703, 4th s. of John Leveson Gower, M.P., 1st Baron Gower, by Lady Catherine Manners, da. of John, 1st Duke of Rutland; bro. of Hon. Thomas and William Leveson Gower. educ. Westminster, May 1717, aged 13; St. John’s, Camb. 22 Apr. 1720, aged 16. unm.
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Ld. of Trade, 1745–9.
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LEVESON GOWER, Granville, Visct. Trentham (1721-1803).
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b. 4 Aug. 1721, 1st surv. s. of John Leveson Gower, 1st Earl Gower, by Lady Evelyn Pierrepont, da. of Evelyn, 1st Duke of Kingston; bro. of Hon. Richard Leveson Gower. educ. Westminster 1731-40; Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1740. m. (1) 23 Dec. 1744, Elizabeth (d. 19 May 1746), da. and h. of Nicholas Fazakerley of Prescot, Lancs., 1s. d.v.p.; (2) 28 Mar. 1748, Lady Louisa Egerton (d. 14 Mar. 1761), da. of Scroop, 1st Duke of Bridgwater, 1s. (George Granville, 1st Duke of Sutherland), 3da., (3) 25 May 1768, Lady Susanna Stewart, da. of Alexander, 6th Earl of Galloway [S], 1s. (Granville, 1st Earl Granville), 3da. suc. fa. as 2nd Earl Gower 25 Dec. 1754. K.G. 11 Feb. 1771; cr. Mq. of Stafford, 1 Mar. 1786.
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Ld. of Admiralty 1749 – 51; P.C. 22 Dec. 1755; ld. privy seal 1755 – 57; master of the horse 1757 – 60; master of the wardrobe 1760 – 63; ld. chamberlain 1763 – 65; ld. pres. of the Council 1767 – 79, 1783 – 84; ld. privy seal 1784–94.
Ld. lt. Staffs. 1755 – 1800; high steward, Stafford 1769.
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LEVESON GOWER, Granville, Visct. Trentham (1721-1803)
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LEVESON GOWER, Hon. Thomas (?1699-1727).
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b. ?1699, 3rd s. of John Leveson Gower, M.P., 1st Baron Gower; bro. of Hon. Baptist and William Leveson Gower. educ. Ch. Ch. Oxf. 15 Mar. 1716, aged. 16. unm.
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LEVESON GOWER, Hon. Thomas (?1699-1727)
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LEVESON GOWER, Hon. Richard (1726-53).
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b. 30 Apr. 1726, 4th s. of John Leveson Gower, 1st Earl Gower; bro. of Granville Leveson Gower, Lord Trentham. educ. Westminster 1735-43; Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1744. unm.
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Under-sec. of state 1749 – 51.
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LEVESON GOWER, Hon. Richard (1726-53)
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LEVESON GOWER, Hon. William (c.1696-1756).
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b. c. 1696, 2nd s. of John Leveson Gower, M.P., 1st Baron Gower; bro. of Hon. Baptist and Thomas Leveson Gower. m. 26 May 1730, Anne, da. of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Bt., M.P., of Eaton Hall, Cheshire. 1da.
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LEVESON GOWER, Hon. William (c.1696-1756)
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LEVINZ, William (?1671-1747), of Grove and Bilby, Notts.
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b. ?1671, 1st s. of Sir Creswell Levinz of Evenley, Northants. by Elizabeth, da. of William Livesay of Lancs. educ. St. John’s, Oxf., 26 Aug. 1688, aged 17; G. Inn 1681, transferred to I. Temple 1689, called 1693. m. 4 June 1693, Ann, da. of Samuel Buck of Gray’s Inn, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 1701.
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Main residence: Grove and Bilby, Notts.
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LEVINZ, William (?1671-1747)
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