Family and Education
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.
Offices Held
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.
Parlimentarian
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Web Title
LEVESON GOWER, Granville, Visct. Trentham (1721-1803)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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