Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet
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Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet (c. 1647–22 December 1691) was an English
politician.
Born William Gower, he was the second son of Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Baronet
and Frances, daughter and coheir of John Leveson. He added the surname Leveson to his own in 1668, when he inherited the Trentham
and Lilleshall
estates of his maternal great-uncle, Sir Richard Leveson
. Leveson-Gower married Lady Jane Granville (the eldest daughter of the 1st Earl of Bath
) and they had five children:
Leveson-Gower inherited his childless nephew's baronetcy in 1689 and on his own death two years later, was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, John.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
politician.
Born William Gower, he was the second son of Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Baronet of Sittenham was twice High Sheriff of Yorkshire and supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.-Biography:...
and Frances, daughter and coheir of John Leveson. He added the surname Leveson to his own in 1668, when he inherited the Trentham
Trentham, Staffordshire
Trentham is a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, located to the south-west of the city centre and to the south of the neighbouring town of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Although the majority of Trentham is within the city limits, it is mostly separated from the main urban area by surrounding open space and the...
and Lilleshall
Lilleshall
Lilleshall is a village in Shropshire, England.It lies between the towns of Telford and Newport, on the A518, in the Telford and Wrekin borough and the Wrekin constituency....
estates of his maternal great-uncle, Sir Richard Leveson
Richard Leveson
Sir Richard Leveson was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War....
. Leveson-Gower married Lady Jane Granville (the eldest daughter of the 1st Earl of Bath
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC was an English royalist statesman, whose highest position was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland....
) and they had five children:
- Katherine (1670–?), who married Sir Edward Wyndham, 2nd BaronetSir Edward Wyndham, 2nd BaronetSir Edward Wyndham, 2nd Baronet , English politician, was Member of Parliament for Ilchester from 1685 to 1687, from 1689 to 1690, and from 1690 to 1695....
, - John, later 1st Baron GowerJohn Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron GowerJohn Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower PC was the son of Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet and his wife Jane Granville. He was born on 7 Jan 1675 in Stittenham, Yorkshire....
(1675–1709). - Jane (d. 1725), who married the 4th Earl of ClarendonHenry Hyde, 4th Earl of ClarendonHenry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon and 2nd Earl of Rochester, PC was an English nobleman and politician. He was styled Lord Hyde from 1682 to 1711.-Life:...
). - Richard (died unmarried)
- William (died unmarried), Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for LudlowLudlow (UK Parliament constituency)Ludlow is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
1698-9 and 1701.
Leveson-Gower inherited his childless nephew's baronetcy in 1689 and on his own death two years later, was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, John.