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Granville George Leveson-Gower
Birth: 5-11-1815
Death: 3-31-1891
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Granville Leveson-Gower was the eldest son of Lord Granville Leveson-Gower, first earl Granville. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford. He served as a Whig in Parliament, making his first speech in 1836. In 1840 he became under-secretary of state for foreign affairs. That same year he married Maria Louisa de Dalberg. Maria and Granville did not have any children. After his father died in 1846 he became Lord Granville. In the 1840s he served as: master of buckhounds, unpaid commissioner of railways, vice-president of the board of trade, and paymaster of the forces. In 1855 he became the leader of the House of Lords. In the 1850s he was also involved in the promotion of the Great Exhibition of 1851. In 1856 he visited St. Petersburg as representative of the Queen. After his wife, Maria Louisa died in 1860, Granville married Castalia Rosalind in 1865, with whom he had two sons. In 1868 he became the secretary of state for the colonies. In 1872 he was tasked with negotiating the renewal of the commercial treaty with France. In 1885 he left the foreign office, but continued to lead his party in the House of Lords. He died March 31, 1891.
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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, May 26, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, May 28,
1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 1,
1859
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Biography: Granville Leveson-Gower was the eldest son of Lord Granville Leveson-Gower, first earl Granville. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford. He served as a Whig in Parliament, making his first speech in 1836. In 1840 he became under-secretary of state for foreign affairs. That same year he married Maria Louisa de Dalberg. Maria and Granville did not have any children. After his father died in 1846 he became Lord Granville. In the 1840s he served as: master of buckhounds, unpaid commissioner of railways, vice-president of the board of trade, and paymaster of the forces. In 1855 he became the leader of the House of Lords. In the 1850s he was also involved in the promotion of the Great Exhibition of 1851. In 1856 he visited St. Petersburg as representative of the Queen. After his wife, Maria Louisa died in 1860, Granville married Castalia Rosalind in 1865, with whom he had two sons. In 1868 he became the secretary of state for the colonies. In 1872 he was tasked with negotiating the renewal of the commercial treaty with France. In 1885 he left the foreign office, but continued to lead his party in the House of Lords. He died March 31, 1891.
Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/1981/31205_Vol11-01048?pid=4926&backurl=https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DpIT189%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26qh%3Dpyo6UyND19wfF2njnTPZNA%253D%253D%26gss%3Dangs-g%26neTitle of Webpage: Ancestry.comWebsite Viewing Date: Monday, February 25, 2019 - 11:15Website's Last Modified Date: Monday, February 25, 2019 - 11:15Citation Notes: Ancestry.com. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
Original data: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922, Oxford University Press, London, England.
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Original data: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922, Oxford University Press, London, England.
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Original data: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922, Oxford University Press, London, England.
Biography
Granville Leveson-Gower was the eldest son of Lord Granville Leveson-Gower, first earl Granville. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford. He served as a Whig in Parliament, making his first speech in 1836. In 1840 he became under-secretary of state for foreign affairs. That same year he married Maria Louisa de Dalberg. Maria and Granville did not have any children. After his father died in 1846 he became Lord Granville. In the 1840s he served as: master of buckhounds, unpaid commissioner of railways, vice-president of the board of trade, and paymaster of the forces. In 1855 he became the leader of the House of Lords. In the 1850s he was also involved in the promotion of the Great Exhibition of 1851. In 1856 he visited St. Petersburg as representative of the Queen. After his wife, Maria Louisa died in 1860, Granville married Castalia Rosalind in 1865, with whom he had two sons. In 1868 he became the secretary of state for the colonies. In 1872 he was tasked with negotiating the renewal of the commercial treaty with France. In 1885 he left the foreign office, but continued to lead his party in the House of Lords. He died March 31, 1891.
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, May 26, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, May 28, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 1, 1859
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Granville Leveson-Gower was the eldest son of Lord Granville Leveson-Gower, first earl Granville. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford. He served as a Whig in Parliament, making his first speech in 1836. In 1840 he became under-secretary of state for foreign affairs. That same year he married Maria Louisa de Dalberg. Maria and Granville did not have any children. After his father died in 1846 he became Lord Granville. In the 1840s he served as: master of buckhounds, unpaid commissioner of railways, vice-president of the board of trade, and paymaster of the forces. In 1855 he became the leader of the House of Lords. In the 1850s he was also involved in the promotion of the Great Exhibition of 1851. In 1856 he visited St. Petersburg as representative of the Queen. After his wife, Maria Louisa died in 1860, Granville married Castalia Rosalind in 1865, with whom he had two sons. In 1868 he became the secretary of state for the colonies. In 1872 he was tasked with negotiating the renewal of the commercial treaty with France. In 1885 he left the foreign office, but continued to lead his party in the House of Lords. He died March 31, 1891.