John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough (3 July 1783 – 25 December 1860), styled Viscount Pollington until 1830, was a British peer and

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politician.

Origins

He was the son of

John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough (8 April 1761 – 3 February 1830), styled Viscount Pollington between 1766 and 1778, was a British peer and politician. Background Mexborough was the son of John Savile, 1st Earl of Mexborough, and Sarah (n ...

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Political career

At the 1807 general election, Mexborough was returned as a

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(MP) for

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, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in

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. He was defeated at the 1812 general election, but won the seat back at by-election in December 1812, and held it until he stood down at the 1826 election. He was re-elected in 1831, but did not stand again at the 1832 general election. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1830. However, as this was an

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it did not entitle him to a seat in the

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Marriage and children

In 1807 he married Lady Anne Yorke (d.1870), a daughter of

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by his wife Elizabeth Lindsay, a daughter of

James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres (14 November 1691 – 20 February 1768) was a Scottish peer, the son of Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres and Lady Margaret Campbell, daughter of the Earl of Loudoun. He became the 5th Earl of Balcarres on ...

. By Lady Anne Yorke he had issue including: *

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, eldest son and heir.

Death

He died in December 1860, aged 87, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mexborough, John Savile, 3rd Earl of 1783 births 1860 deaths Tory MPs (pre-1834) Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs who inherited peerages Savile, John, 03 Earl of Mexborough Earls of Mexborough