John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower

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The Right Honourable
The Earl Gower
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Lord Privy Seal
In office
1742–1743
Monarch George II
Prime Minister The Earl of Wilmington
Preceded by The Lord Hervey
Succeeded by The Earl of Cholmondeley
In office
1744–1754
Monarch George II
Prime Minister Hon. Henry Pelham
Preceded by The Earl of Cholmondeley
Succeeded by The Duke of Marlborough
Personal details
Born 10 August 1694 (1694-08-10)
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Nationality British
Political party Tory
Spouse(s) (1) Lady Evelyn Pierrepont
(1691–1729)
(2) Penelope Stonhouse
(d. 1734)
(3) Lady Mary Tufton
(1701–1785)

John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower PC (10 August 1694 – 25 December 1754),[1][2] known as The Baron Gower from 1709 to 1746, was a British Tory politician from the Leveson-Gower family, one of the first Tories to enter government in the 18th century.

Background

Gower was a son of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower (7 January 1675 – 31 August 1709) and his wife Lady Catherine Manners (19 May 1675 – 7 March 1722).[2] His maternal grandparents were John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland and Catherine Wriothesley Noel, daughter of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden.[2] He was educated at Adams' Grammar School before entering Christ Church, Oxford in 1710.[2] He was awarded degree as D.C.L. from the latter university in 1732.

Political career

Gower served as Lord Privy Seal between 1742 and 1743 and 1744 and 1754. In 1742, he was appointed to the Privy Council, and on 8 July 1746, he was created Viscount Trentham, of Trentham in the County of Stafford, and Earl Gower. In 1739, he became a founding Governor of London's Foundling Hospital.

Family

Gower married firstly, 13 March 1711 or 1712, Lady Evelyn Pierrepont (6 September 1691 – 26 June 1729), daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull and his first wife Lady Mary Feilding. Mary was a daughter of William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh and his wife Mary King. They were parents to eleven children:[2]

Gower married secondly, on 31 October 1733, Penelope Stonhouse (d. 19 August 1734), daughter of Sir John Stonhouse, 3rd Baronet, and had issue:[2]

  • Hon. Penelope Leveson-Gower (circa June 1734 – 26 February 1742).

Gower married thirdly, on 16 May 1736, Lady Mary Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet and widow of Anthony Grey, Earl of Harold, and had issue:[3]

  • Hon. Thomas Leveson-Gower (born on 23 August 1738 but known to have died young).
  • Admiral Hon. John Leveson-Gower (11 July 1740 – 28 August 1792), married Frances Boscawen, daughter of Admiral Edward Boscawen.

Ancestry

Family of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Thomas Gower, 1st Bt of Stittenham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt of Stittenham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Anne Doyley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. William Leveson-Gower, 4th Bt.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. John Leveson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Frances Leveson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Frances Sondes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Belville Granville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Grace Smythe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Jane Granville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Peter Wyche
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Jane Wyche
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Jane Meredith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. George Manners
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Grace Pierrepont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Frances Montagu
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Frances Cotton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Catherine Manners
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Edward Noel, 2nd Viscount Campden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Juliana Hicks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Catherine Wriothesley Noel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Elizabeth Bertie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Martha Cockayne
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. Record for John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower at www.thepeerage.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 George Edward Cokayne, editor. The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume III, pages 39–40
  3. Charles Mosley, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1065


Political offices
Preceded by Lord Privy Seal
1742–1743
Succeeded by
The Earl of Cholmondeley
Preceded by Lord Privy Seal
1744–1754
Succeeded by
The Duke of Marlborough
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant and
Custos Rotulorum of Staffordshire

1742–1754
Succeeded by
The Earl Gower
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation Earl Gower
1746–1754
Succeeded by
Granville Leveson-Gower
Peerage of England
Preceded by Baron Gower
1709–1754
Succeeded by
Granville Leveson-Gower