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John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, PC (10 August 1694 – 25 December 1754) was an English Tory politician and peer who twice served as Lord Privy Seal from 1742 to 1743 and 1744 to 1754.
John Leveson-Gower was Tory MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1692–1703. He was created Baron Gower of Sittenham in the County of York on 16 March 1703. 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. He was Commissioner of the Union in 1706.
Leveson-Gower ( / ˈljuːsən ˈɡɔːr / LEW-sən GOR ), also Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, is the name of a powerful British noble family. Over time, several members of the Leveson-Gower family were made knights, baronets and peers.
John Leveson Gower, 1st Earl Gower. Also known as. John Leveson Gower, 1st Earl Gower. primary name: Gower, John Leveson. other name: (Earl) Gower. other name: Leveson-Gower, John. Details. individual; politician/statesman; British; Male. Life dates.
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1700-1723. Sir John Leveson-Gower became a peer, establishing a landed dynasty with its base at Trentham Hall in Staffordshire. Through politics, commercial success and judicial marriages, the dynasty increased its wealth and influence in Staffordshire and beyond.
Leveson-Gower entered the Royal Navy and was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1758, during the Seven Years' War. He commanded the fireship Salamander at the Battle of Lagos and, from the early months of 1760, he was commander of the Kingfisher sloop. On 30th June, he was promoted to be captain of the Flamborough frigate.
