Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower

Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower JP DL FSA (25 February 1838 – 30 May 1895)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.[2]

Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower
Member of Parliament
for Reigate
In office
6 February 1863 – 16 April 1866
Preceded byWilliam Monson
Succeeded byConstituency disenfranchised
Personal details
Born25 February 1838
Died30 May 1895(1895-05-30) (aged 57)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
The Hon. Sophia Leigh
(after 1861)
Children10, including Frederick Archibald Leveson-Gower and Henry Dudley
Parent(s)William Leveson-Gower
Emily Josephine Eliza Doyle
Residence(s)Titsey Place, Surrey, England

Early life

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Leveson-Gower was born on 25 February 1838 in the prominent Leveson-Gower family. He was the son of William Leveson-Gower of Titsey Place and Emily Josephine Eliza (née Doyle) Leveson-Gower. He was a great-great grandson of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, descending from his youngest son, John Leveson-Gower, a Royal Navy officer.

Career

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Leveson-Gower was elected Liberal MP for Reigate at a by-election in 1863—caused by the succession of William Monson to the peerage as Lord Monson—and held the seat until 1866 when he was unseated due to extensive bribery in the seat. The seat was later disenfranchised under the Reform Act 1867.[3]

Personal life

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In 1861, he married The Hon. Sophia Leigh LJStJ, daughter of Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh and Margarette (née Willes) Leigh. Sophia's brothers included Sir Edward Chandos Leigh, QC, and James Wentworth Leigh. Together, they lived at Titsey Place, Surrey and had at least ten children:

  • Margaret Emily Leveson-Gower (1862–1948)
  • Ronald William Leveson-Gower (1863–1889)
  • Granville Charles Leveson-Gower (1865–1948)
  • Ethel Sophie Leveson-Gower (1866–1950)
  • Frederick Archibald Leveson-Gower (1871–1946)
  • Evelyn Marmaduke Leveson-Gower (1872–1938)
  • Henry Dudley Leveson-Gower (1873–1954)
  • Cecil Octavius Leveson-Gower (1875–1937)
  • Clement Edward Leveson-Gower (1876–1939)
  • Katherine Ursula Leveson-Gower (1878–1963).[2]

Leveson-Gower died on 30 May 1895.

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b "Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower". The Peerage. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Reigate
1863–1866
Constituency disenfranchised