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.[1][2] He was born in Sittenham, Yorkshire. His maternal grandparents were John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath and his wife Jane Wyche, daughter of Sir Peter Wyche.

Career

John Leveson-Gower was Tory MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1692–1703.[2] He was created Baron Gower of Sittenham in the County of York on 16 March 1703.[2] 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.[2] He was Commissioner of the Union in 1706.[2] He died on 31 August 1709 in Belvoir Castle, Grantham, Lincolnshire.

Family

John married Lady Catherine Manners (1675–1722), daughter of John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland and his third wife Catherine Noel, in September 1692.[2] They had six children:[2][3]

  • John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower (1694–1754), who married and had issue from: firstly, Lady Evelyn Pierrepont, daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull; secondly, Penelope Stonhouse, daughter of Sir John Stonhouse, 7th Baronet; thirdly, Lady Mary Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet.
  • William Leveson-Gower (d. 1756), MP for Stafford from 1720 to 1754. He married Anne Grosvenor, daughter of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, and had a daughter, Catherine.
  • Thomas Leveson-Gower, born 6 May 1699, Trentham, Staffordshire, died 12 August 1727, London, unmarried, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1720 until his death.
  • Baptist Leveson-Gower born 1701, died unmarried 4 August 1782, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1727 to 1761.
  • Katherine Leveson-Gower, died 20 April 1712, London, buried 1 May 1712, Lilleshall.
  • Jane Leveson-Gower (c. 1704 – 10 June 1726), married 5 January 1718/19, John Proby, who died 1760 and had issue, John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort.

Ancestry

Ancestors of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower
16. Thomas Gower
8. Thomas Gower, 1st Bt. of Stittenham
17. Mary Fairfax
4. Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt. of Stittenham
18. John Doyley
9. Anne Doyley
19. Anne Barnard
2. William Leveson-Gower, 4th Bt.
20. John Leveson
10. John Leveson
21. Christian Mildmay
5. Frances Leveson
22. Thomas Sondes
11. Frances Sondes
23. Margaret Brooke
1. John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower
24. Bernard Grenville
12. Bevil Grenville
25. Elizabeth Bevil
6. John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
26. George Smythe
13. Grace Smythe
27. Grace Vyell
3. Jane Granville
28. Richard Wyche
14. Peter Wyche
29. Elizabeth Saltonstall
7. Jane Wyche
30. William Meredith
15. Jane Meredith
31. Jane Palmer


References

  1. ^ "Leveson-Gower, John (1675-1709)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Record for John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower at www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk Archived 15 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The Leveson-Gower Family". Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  • Burkes Peerage (1939 edition), s.v. Sutherland, Duke of
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Sir William Leveson-Gower, Bt
Sir Thomas Bellot, Bt
 Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme
1692–1703
With: Sir Thomas Bellot, Bt 1692–1695
John Lawton 1695–1698
Sir Thomas Bellot, Bt 1698–1699
Rowland Cotton 1699–1703 		Succeeded by
John Offley
Rowland Cotton
Political offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1702–1706 		Succeeded by
Peerage of England
New creation Baron Gower
1703–1709 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Sittersham)
1691–1709 		Succeeded by