John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower
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John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower PC
(1675–1709) was the son of Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet
and his wife Jane Granville. He was born on 7 Jan 1675 in Stittenham, Yorkshire.
His maternal grandparents were John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
and his wife Jane Wyche, daughter of Sir Peter Wyche
.
MP for Newcastle-under-Lyne
, 1692-1703. He was created Baron Gower of Sittenham in the County of York on 16 March 1703. He was made member of the Privy Council
from 1702 to 1707, and he was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
from 1702 to 1706. He was Commissioner of the Union in 1706. He died on 31 Aug 1709 in Belvoir Castle
, Grantham, Lincolnshire.
, in September 1692. They had five children:
Privy council
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(1675–1709) was the son of Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet
Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet
Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet was an English politician.Born William Gower, he was the second son of Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Baronet and Frances, daughter and coheir of John Leveson. He added the surname Leveson to his own in 1668, when he inherited the Trentham and Lilleshall estates of...
and his wife Jane Granville. He was born on 7 Jan 1675 in Stittenham, Yorkshire.
His maternal grandparents were John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC was an English royalist statesman, whose highest position was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland....
and his wife Jane Wyche, daughter of Sir Peter Wyche
Peter Wyche (Ambassador)
Sir Peter Wyche was a London merchant and English Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1627-1641.-Career:Sir Peter was the sixth son of Richard Wyche and Elizabeth Saltonstall, daughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall , Lord Mayor of London.He was knighted by King Charles I on 16 December 1626...
.
Career
John Leveson-Gower was ToryTory
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MP for Newcastle-under-Lyne
Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
, 1692-1703. He was created Baron Gower of Sittenham in the County of York on 16 March 1703. He was made member of the Privy Council
Privy council
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on...
from 1702 to 1707, and he was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom that includes as part of its duties, the administration of the estates and rents of the Duchy of Lancaster...
from 1702 to 1706. He was Commissioner of the Union in 1706. He died on 31 Aug 1709 in Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle is a stately home in the English county of Leicestershire, overlooking the Vale of Belvoir . It is a Grade I listed building....
, Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Family
John married Lady Catherine Manners, daughter of John Manners, 1st Duke of RutlandJohn Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland
John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland and 9th Earl of Rutland was the son of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland and Frances Montagu. His maternal grandparents were Sir Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton and his wife Elizabeth Jeffries...
, in September 1692. They had five children:
- John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl GowerJohn Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl GowerJohn Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower PC , known as The Baron Gower from 1709 to 1754, was a British Tory politician, one of the first Tories to enter government in the 18th century.- Background :...
(1694–1754) who married Mary Tufton daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of ThanetThomas Tufton, 6th Earl of ThanetThomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, 18th Baron de Clifford PC was an English nobleman and politician.He was the fourth son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and his wife Margaret Sackville, Baroness Clifford and inherited the title on the death in 1684 of his elder brother Richard Tufton, 5th Earl... - William Leveson-Gower (d.1756), MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for StaffordStaffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)Staffordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
from 1720 to 1754. He married Anne Grosvenor daughter of Sir Thomas GrosvenorSir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd BaronetSir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster...
and had a daughter Catherine. - Thomas Leveson-Gower born 6 May 1699, Trentham, Staffordshire, died 12 August 1727, London, unmarried, MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Newcastle-under-LymeNewcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
from 1720 until his death - Baptist Leveson-Gower born 1701, died unmarried 4 August 1782, MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Newcastle-under-LymeNewcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
from 1727 to 1761. - Katherine Leveson-Gower died 20 April 1712, London, buried 1 May 1712, Lilleshall.
- Jane Leveson-Gower (c. 1704–1726), married 5 January 1718-19, John ProbyJohn Proby (d. 1762)John Proby , was a British Member of Parliament.Proby was the son of William Proby, Governor of Fort St George, Madras, and his wife Henrietta . He was elected to the House of Commons for Huntingdonshire in 1722, a seat he held until 1727, and later represented Stamford from 1734 to 1747. He...
, who died 1760 and had John Proby, 1st Baron CarysfortJohn Proby, 1st Baron CarysfortJohn Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort KB PC was a British Whig politician.Carysfort was the son of John Proby, of Elton Hall, Huntingdonshire, and his wife Jane, daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower, and was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge...
. Jane died 10 June 1726.