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John Leveson-Gower (1774–1816)
John Leveson-Gower may refer to: * John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower (1675–1709), English politician * John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower (1694–1754), English politician * John Leveson-Gower (Royal Navy officer) Rear-Admiral John Leveson-Gower (11 July 1740 – 15 August 1792) was a Royal Navy officer and politician from the Leveson-Gower family. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Lagos in August 1759 during the Seven Years' War. As c ...
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John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower
John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower PC (7 January 1675 – 31 August 1709) was a member of the Leveson-Gower family. He was the son of Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet and his wife Jane Granville.Record for ''John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower'' at ''www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk''
He was born in Sittenham, Yorkshire. His maternal grandparents were and his wife Jane Wyche, daughter of
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John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower
John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, PC (10 August 1694 – 25 December 1754), was an English Tory politician and peer who twice served as Lord Privy Seal from 1742 to 1743 and 1744 to 1754. Leveson-Gower is best known for his political career in the British Parliament, where he sat in the House of Lords as a leading member of the Tory Party before defecting to serve in various Whig-dominated government ministries until his death. Born in London, England into a prominent aristocratic family, Leveson-Gower was educated at Westminster School and the University of Oxford. After his father died in 1709, Leveson-Gower assumed his peerage as the Baron Gower and took his seat in the House of Lords. As part of his political career, he embarked on an effort to bring several parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire and Westminster under his control during the 1720's. In 1742, Leveson-Gower started serving in the Carteret ministry as Lord Privy Seal. Though he resigned the next y ...
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