Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower

Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower (25 February 1838 – 30 May 1895)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.[2]

Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower
Member of Parliament for Reigate
In office 6 February 1863 – 16 April 1866
Preceded by	William Monson
Succeeded by	Constituency disenfranchised
Personal details
Born	25 February 1838
Died	30 May 1895 (aged 57)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Sophia Leigh ​ (m. 1861)​
Children	Ten, including Frederick Archibald Leveson-Gower and Henry Dudley
Parents	William Leveson-Gower Emily Josephine Eliza Doyle
Residence	Titsey Place, Surrey, England

Leveson-Gower was the son of William and Emily Josephine Eliza (née Doyle) Leveson-Gower. In 1861, he married Sophia Leigh, daughter of Chandos and Margarette (née Willes) Leigh, and they had at least 10 children: Margaret Emily (1862–1948); Ronald William (1863–1889); Granville Charles (1865–1948); Ethel Sophie (1866–1950); Frederick Archibald (1871–1946); Evelyn Marmaduke (1872–1938); Henry Dudley (1873–1954); Cecil Octavius (1875–1937); Clement Edward (1876–1939); and Katherine Ursula (1878–1963).[2]

Leveson-Gower was elected Liberal MP for Reigate at a by-election in 1863—caused by the succession of William Monson to the peerage as Lord Monson—and held the seat until 1866 when he was unseated due to extensive bribery in the seat. The seat was later disenfranchised under the Reform Act 1867.[3]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
2. "Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower". The Peerage. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Granville Leveson-Gower