William Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville
The Earl Granville | |
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Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man | |
In office 1937–1945 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Preceded by | Sir Montagu Butler |
Succeeded by | Sir Geoffrey Bromet |
2nd Governor of Northern Ireland | |
In office 1945–1952 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Preceded by | The Duke of Abercorn |
Succeeded by | The Lord Wakehurst |
Personal details | |
Born | William Spencer Leveson-Gower 11 July 1880 |
Died | 25 June 1953 (aged 72) |
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Lady Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon (m. 1916–53; his death) |
Children | Mary Cecilia, Lady Clayton Granville James Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville |
Parent(s) | Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville Castila Rosalind Campbell |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1894 - 1935 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands | Coast of Scotland |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Vice-Admiral William Spencer Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville KG GCVO CB DSO (11 July 1880 – 25 June 1953), styled The Honourable William Leveson-Gower until 1939, was a British naval commander and governor from the Leveson-Gower family.
Background
Leveson-Gower was the younger son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, by his second wife Castila Rosalind Campbell.
Career
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After Wixenford School, William Leveson-Gower joined the Royal Navy in 1894.[1] He was promoted to Sub Lieutenant in 1900, Lieutenant in 1902 and Commander in 1913.[1] He served in First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1919.[1]
He was appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1924, aide-de-camp to the King in 1929 and Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland in 1931.[1] He was made a Companion of the Bath in 1930 and retired in 1935.[1]
Leveson-Gower became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man in 1937.[2] In 1939 he succeeded his elder brother in the earldom.[2] Granville was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 1945 and became Governor of Northern Ireland in 1945, serving until 1952.[2] He was made a Knight of the Garter that same year.[2]
Family
In 1916, Lord Granville married Lady Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon, the second surviving daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and elder sister of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. They had two children, five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren:
- Lady Mary Cecilia Leveson-Gower (12 December 1917–13 February 2014) she married Sir Samuel Clayton on 7 July 1956. They have two children and have one grandson:
- Gilbert Falkingham Clayton (4 September 1958) he married Rosalind Mullen in 1994. They have one son:
- Samuel Wittewronge Kit Clayton (February 2002)
- Rose Cecilia Clayton (25 January 1960) she married William Wordie Stancer on 9 July 1993.
- Gilbert Falkingham Clayton (4 September 1958) he married Rosalind Mullen in 1994. They have one son:
- Granville James Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville (6 December 1918–31 October 1996) he married Doon Aileen Plunket on 9 October 1958. They have three children and nine grandchildren:
- Granville George Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville (10 September 1959) he married Anne Topping on 23 May 1997. They have three children:
- Lady Rose Alice Leveson-Gower (16 April 1998)
- George James Leveson-Gower, Lord Leveson (22 July 1999)
- Lady Violet May Leveson-Gower (5 August 2002)
- Lady Marcia Rose Aileen Leveson-Gower (10 February 1961-3 August 2005) she married Jonathan Charles Bulmer in 1986. They have four children:
- Hesper Rose Constance Bulmer (1990)
- James Alexander Howard Bulmer (1992)
- Hector Charles Marcus Bulmer (1993)
- Lara Bulmer (29 August 1995)
- Hon. Niall James Leveson-Gower (24 August 1963) he married Amanda Blaxell in 1996. They have one set of twins:
- Charlie Leveson-Gower (14 February 2000)
- Honor Leveson-Gower (14 February 2000)
- Granville George Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville (10 September 1959) he married Anne Topping on 23 May 1997. They have three children:
Lord Granville died in June 1953, aged 72. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium. The Countess Granville died in 1967.[2]
References
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- 1880 births
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- Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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- Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
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- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Royal Navy officers
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- Royal Navy officers of World War I
- Lieutenant Governors of the Isle of Man
- People educated at Wixenford School