Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet
Not to be confused with William Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville.
Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet (c. 1647 – 22 December 1691) was an English politician from the Leveson-Gower family.
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:
- Katherine (1670–?), who married Sir Edward Wyndham, 2nd Baronet,
- John, later 1st Baron Gower (1675–1709).
- Jane (d. 1725), who married the 4th Earl of Clarendon).
- Richard (died unmarried)
- William (died unmarried),[1] Member of Parliament for Ludlow 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.
References
- ↑ Burke's Peerage (1939 edition), s.v. Sutherland, Duke of.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Caesar Colclough, Bt Edward Mainwaring |
Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme with Sir Caesar Colclough, Bt 1675-1679 Sir Thomas Bellot, Bt 1679-1685 1675 – 1685 |
Succeeded by Edward Mainwaring William Sneyd |
| Preceded by Richard Newport Sir Vincent Corbet, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Salop with Richard Newport 1681 – 1685 |
Succeeded by Edward Kynaston John Walcot |
| Preceded by Edward Mainwaring William Sneyd |
Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme with John Lawton 1689-1690 Sir Thomas Bellot, Bt 1690-1691 1689 – 1691 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Bellot, Bt Sir John Leveson-Gower, Bt |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Gower |
Baronet (of Sittersham) 1689 – 1691 |
Succeeded by John Leveson-Gower |
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