Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville
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The Right Honourable The Earl Granville GCB PC |
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| Ambassador to Russia | |
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In office 1804–1805 |
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| Preceded by | Sir John Borlase Warren, Bt |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Cathcart |
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In office 1807–1812 |
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| Preceded by | The Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Cathcart |
| Ambassador to France | |
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In office 1824–1828 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Stuart |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Stuart de Rothesay |
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In office 1830–1835 |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Stuart de Rothesay |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Cowley |
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In office 1835–1841 |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Cowley |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Cowley |
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| Born | 12 October 1773 |
| Died | 8 January 1846 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) |
Lady Harriet Cavendish (1785–1862) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville GCB PC (12 October 1773 – 8 January 1846), known as Lord Granville Leveson-Gower from 1786 to 1815, as Viscount Granville from 1815 to 1833, and as Earl Granville from 1833 onwards, was a British Whig statesman and diplomat from the Leveson-Gower family.
Granville was the second son and youngest child of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford from his marriage to Lady Susanna Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway. His elder, paternal half-brother was George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland.
Granville was educated at Dr. Kyle's school at Hammersmith, and then privately by the Revd. John Chappel Woodhouse. He matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford, in April 1789 but never took a degree. Nevertheless, ten years later, in 1799, the honorary degree of DCL was conferred upon him.
Granville began his career as a member of the House of Commons, representing Lichfield from 1795 to 1799, and Staffordshire for the next sixteen years. Granville served as British ambassador to Russia (10 August 1804 – 28 November 1805 and 1806–1807) and France (1824–1828, 1830–1835, 1835–1841).
In 1815, he was raised to the peerage as Viscount Granville of Stone Park in the County of Stafford. In 1833, during his second stint as ambassador to France, he was created Earl Granville and also Baron Leveson of Stone Park in the County of Stafford.
A recent historian says that Granville "was a drab figure, the original stuffed-shirt – starch outside, sawdust within."
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