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 by his wife Elizabeth Stephenson, a daughter of Henry Stephenson.

Political career

At the 1807 general election, Mexborough was returned as a Member of Parliament (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

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, 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

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. By Lady Anne Yorke he had six sons and one daughter: *

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(1810–1899), eldest son and heir *Hon. Henry Alexander Savile (12 December 1811 – 1 March 1850) *Lady Sarah Elizabeth Savile (28 January 1813 – 16 December 1890), married Hon. Sir James Lindsay, son of

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*Rev. Hon. Philip Yorke Savile (23 August 1814 – 23 July 1897), married Emily Mary Brand Hale *Hon. Charles Stuart Savile (23 February 1816 – 1 March 1870), diplomat and author, married Paulina Mary Ann King *Hon. Frederick Savile (17 March 1817 – 3 April 1851), married Antonia Archdall *Rev. Hon. Arthur Savile (20 December 1819 – 23 April 1870), married Lady Georgina Neville, daughter of 3rd Baron Braybrooke

Death

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

References

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