John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower
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The Right Honourable The Earl Gower PC |
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| Lord Privy Seal | |
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In office 1742–1743 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Wilmington |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hervey |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Cholmondeley |
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In office 1744–1754 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Prime Minister | Hon. Henry Pelham |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Cholmondeley |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Marlborough |
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| Born | 10 August 1694 |
| Died | 25 December 1754 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Evelyn Pierrepont (1691–1729) (2) Penelope Stonhouse (d. 1734) (3) Lady Mary Tufton (1701–1785) |
John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower PC (10 August 1694 – 25 December 1754), known as The Baron Gower from 1709 to 1746, was a British Tory politician from the Leveson-Gower family, one of the first Tories to enter government after the Hanoverian Succession.
Gower was a son of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower (7 January 1675 – 31 August 1709) and his wife Lady Catherine Manners (19 May 1675 – 7 March 1722). His maternal grandparents were John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland and Catherine Wriothesley Noel, daughter of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden. He was educated at Adams' Grammar School before entering Christ Church, Oxford in 1710. He was awarded degree as D.C.L. from the latter university in 1732.
Gower served as Lord Privy Seal between 1742 and 1743 and 1744 and 1754. In 1742, he was appointed to the Privy Council, and on 8 July 1746, he was created Viscount Trentham, of Trentham in the County of Stafford, and Earl Gower. In 1739, he became a founding Governor of London's Foundling Hospital.
Gower married firstly, 13 March 1711 or 1712, Lady Evelyn Pierrepont (6 September 1691 – 26 June 1729), daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull and his first wife Lady Mary Feilding. Mary was a daughter of William Feilding, 3rd Earl of Denbigh and his wife Mary King. They were parents to eleven children:
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