Leveson-Gower
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Leveson-Gower is the name of a powerful noble
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Nobility
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Family
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- Several members of the family:
- Baronets of Sittenham
- Barons Gower
- Earls Gower
- Earls Granville
- Earls of SutherlandEarl of SutherlandEarl of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created circa 1230 for William de Moravia. The Earl of Sutherland is also the Chief of Clan Sutherland...
- Marquesses of Stafford
- Dukes of Sutherland
- House of Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
- Frederick Neville Sutherland Leveson-Gower (1874–1959), British politician
- Frederick Leveson-Gower (cricketer)Frederick Leveson-Gower (cricketer)Reverend Frederick Archibald Gresham Leveson-Gower was an English cricketer. Leveson-Gower was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicketkeeper....
, English cricketer (1871–1946) - George Leveson-GowerGeorge Leveson-GowerSir George Granville Leveson-Gower KCB , was a British civil servant and Liberal politician. He held political office as Comptroller of the Household between 1892 and 1895 and later served as a Commissioner of Woods and Forests from 1908 to 1924...
(1858–1951), British politician - H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, English cricketer (1873–1954)
- John Leveson-Gower (1740-1792)John Leveson-Gower (1740-1792)John Leveson-Gower was an officer of the Royal Navy and a politician. He saw service during the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence, rising to the rank of rear-admiral...
, Rear-Admiral of the Royal Navy and politician - Lord Ronald Sutherland-Leveson-GowerLord Ronald Sutherland-Leveson-GowerRonald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Lord Sutherland was a Scottish aristocrat, Liberal politician, sculptor and writer.-Biography:...
(1845–1916), British politician