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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 ott 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
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, KG PC FRS (11 May 1815 – 31 March 1891), styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman and diplomat from the Leveson-Gower family. He is best remembered for his service as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
In 1758 Earl Gower had employed James Brindley to survey a canal between the Trent and the Mersey. The Earl himself opened the meeting in December 1765 where promoters, including Josiah Wedgwood, decided to petition Parliament for the Trent and Mersey Bill.
24 mag 2003 · Granville James Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville was born on 6 December 1918. 1 He was the son of Vice-Admiral William Spencer Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville and Lady Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon. 1 He married Doon Aileen Plunket, daughter of F/Lt. Hon. Brindsley Sheridan Bushe Plunket and Aileen Sibell Mary Guinness, on 9 October ...
Earl Granville (Granville George Leveson Gower), 1815-1891. By Tony Little. Type: Biography. 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 ...
