John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower

John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower PC (17 January 1674 – 31 August 1709), styled Sir John Leverson-Gower, 5th Baronet, from 1691–1703, was an English peer and politician from the Leveson-Gower family. His four sons served in parliament.

Biography

Leveson-Gower was born in Sittenham, Yorkshire. He was the eldest and only surviving son of Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet and his wife, Lady Jane Granville. His maternal grandparents were John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath and his wife Jane Wyche, daughter of Sir Peter Wyche.

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.

Marriage and issue

In September 1692, Sir John married Lady Catherine Manners (1675–1722), daughter of John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland and his third wife, Catherine Noel. They had seven children:

• 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.
• Hon. Katherine Leveson-Gower (6 January 1695 – 20 April 1712), died young
• William Leveson-Gower (1697–1756), MP for Stafford from 1720 to 1754. He married Anne Grosvenor, daughter of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, and had a daughter, Catherine.
• Thomas Leveson-Gower (6 May 1699 – 12 August 1727), MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1720 until his death, unmarried
• Hon. Jane Leveson-Gower (25 July 1700 – 10 June 1726), married 5 January 1718/19, John Proby, who died 1760 and had issue, John Proby, 1st Baron Carysfort.
• Bridget Leveson-Gower (11 November 1701 – ), died young
• Baptist Leveson-Gower (1703–1782), MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1727 to 1761.

He died on 31 August 1709 in Belvoir Castle, Grantham, Lincolnshire.

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