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Granville James Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville MC (6 December 1918 – 31 October 1996) was a British soldier, banker, peer, and landowner, a member of the House of Lords from 1953 until his death. He was laird of North Uist from 1960 and Lord Lieutenant of the Western Isles from 1983 to 1993.
Earl Granville is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is now held by members of the Leveson-Gower family. [2] First creation.
31 de oct. de 1996 · He succeeded as the 5th Earl Granville on 25 June 1953. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) for Inverness-shire in 1974. He held the office of Vice-Lieutenant of the Western Isles between 1976 and 1983.
- December 06, 1918
- today
- October 31, 1996 (77)England, United Kingdom
- Matthew Aidan Craig Balfour
1st son of Granville [Leveson-Gower], 1st Marquess of Stafford, by his third wife Lady Susannah Stewart, 2nd dau. by his second wife of Alexander [Stewart], 6th Earl of Galloway born 12 Oct 1773
Biography. Diplomat and MP for Lichfield and Staffordshire, rising to the House of Lords in 1815; son of Granville Leveson Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford (q.v.). Married Lady Henrietta (Harriet) Elizabeth Cavendish in 1809. New search.
For more than thirty years, at the height of its strength in the country, Lord Granville led the Victorian Liberal Party in the House of Lords, where it was in a perpetual minority. His diplomatic skills contributed significantly to its legislative achievements and to preserving the unity of a party always threatening to splinter.
1st Marquess of Stafford KG. Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford KG (1721–1803) married Lady Louisa Egerton, daughter of Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater. See House of Egerton. 1st Duke of Sutherland KG.
