Sir George Granville Leveson-Gower KBE (19 May 1858 – 18 July 1951), was a British civil servant and

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politician from the

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. He held political office as Comptroller of the Household between 1892 and 1895 and later served as a Commissioner of Woods and Forests from 1908 to 1924. In 1921 he was knighted.

Background and education

A member of the

headed by the Duke of Sutherland, Leveson-Gower was the son of the Honourable Frederick Leveson-Gower, third son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville. His mother was Lady Margaret Compton, daughter of Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton. She died shortly after his birth and his father never remarried. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.

Career

Leveson-Gower was private secretary to Prime Minister

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from 1880 to 1885. He then entered Parliament for Staffordshire North-West, and served under Gladstone as a

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from February to July 1886. He lost his seat in the 1886 general election but returned to the

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when he was elected for

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in an 1890 by-election, a seat he held until 1895. He was Comptroller of the Household from 1892 to 1895 under Gladstone and later

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. Leveson-Gower later served as chairman of the Home Counties Liberal Federation from 1905 to 1908 and as a Commissioner of Woods and Forests from 1908 to 1924. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in January 1921.

Family

Leveson-Gower married the Honourable Adelaide Violet Cicely Monson, daughter of Debonnaire John Monson, 8th Baron Monson, in 1898. They had three daughters. He died in July 1951, aged 93. Lady Leveson-Gower died in April 1955.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leveson-Gower, George Granville 1858 births 1951 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 George Leveson-Gower Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Members of the London School Board Church Estates Commissioners