Duke of Sutherland, Politician: The Third Duke & Politics
George Granville William, the third Duke of Sutherland, was an influential figure in local and national politics. In addition to his work with the Stafford House and Mansion House Committees, letters ...
Engraver's Copper Plate of the Trentham Office
The image above shows the copper plate which was used by the Trentham Estate Office to print notices of receipt on behalf of George Granville Leveson-Gower, first Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833).
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Family Matters: George Granville Leveson-Gower and his Father Granville Leveson-Gower, Marquis of Stafford (1721-1803)
Amongst George Granville Leveson-Gower's personal papers is a letter from his father, Granville Leveson-Gower, Marquis of Stafford (1721-1803). The letter congratulates George Granville on his marriage ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower & Contemporary Art
'A Catalogue of Pictures at Trentham' made in 1825 provides a room by room inventory of the paintings collected by George Granville Leveson-Gower and displayed at his family’s seat in Staffordshire.
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George Granville Leveson-Gower and Art in the Sutherland Papers
Aside from his political life and his responsibilities as an estate owner, George Granville was a devoted art collector. Catalogues and inventories in the Sutherland Papers tell us that the first Duke ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower and English Politics: War with France
From 1798 onwards George Granville Leveson-Gower served in the House of Lords as Baron Gower of Stittenham. Following his appointment as Ambassador to Paris, in 1799 he became the Joint Postmaster-General, ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower, the First Duke of Sutherland: Wealth & Property
George Granville, the first Duke of Sutherland was undoubtedly one of the wealthiest men in England at the time of his death in 1833. The owner of extensive estates and lavish properties such as Stafford ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower: Pottery, Paintings and Books
Many documents in the Sutherland Papers relate to the money spent by the Leveson-Gower family on purchases for themselves and their properties.
A particularly ornate document amongst these is an account ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower's Correspondence:
In 1790 George Granville Leveson-Gower was appointed to the diplomatic post of Ambassador to Paris. At the end of the eighteenth century, France was gripped with revolutionary fervour. Paris was a dangerous ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower's Correspondence: Letters from Royals and Politicians
George Granville Leveson-Gower and his wife Lady Elizabeth, Countess of Sutherland (known as Lord and Lady Stafford) held an extremely prominent and influential position in nineteenth century society. ...
George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, third Duke of Sutherland (1828-1892)
Born on the 19th December 1828, George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower succeeded his father George Granville Leveson-Gower (1786-1861) as the third Duke of Sutherland in 1861.
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Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower and 1st Marquis of Stafford (1721-1803)
Granville Leveson-Gower was born in August 1721, the son of John Leveson-Gower, first Earl Gower (1694-1754) and his first wife Lady Evelyn Pierrepont (1691-1727). Granville married three times. His second ...
Granville Leveson-Gower, Lord Lieutenant and the Staffordshire Militia
Many of Earl Gower’s papers as Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire and High Steward of Stafford relate to his direction of the Staffordshire Militia.
A printed document amongst these papers details the ...
Granville Leveson-Gower: Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire 1755-1800
Like his father, Sir John Leveson-Gower (1694-1754), the first Earl Gower, Granville Leveson-Gower was an influential figure in Staffordshire politics. He served as Lord Lieutenant of the County from ...
Granville, Earl Gower and Canals: Navigable Waterways in the later Eighteenth Century
Throughout the second half of the eighteenth century, Granville Leveson-Gower was central to the development of navigable waterways. Enthusiastic about the economic development of Staffordshire and Shropshire, ...
Granville, Earl Gower and National Politics: William Pitt the Younger and the post of Lord Privy Seal
Owing to Gower’s long and diverse political career, the Sutherland Papers includes many letters from various men in high political office, including letters from Prime ministers Henry Addington and William ...
Granville, Lord Lieutenant and Prisoners in Stafford County Gaol
As Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Granville, Earl Gower was responsible for overseeing the maintenance of law and order in the County.
A notable document amongst the papers relating to Earl Gower’s ...
James Leveson (c.1500-1547)
James Leveson was the younger brother of Nicholas Leveson, son of Richard Leveson (d. 1503)and his wife Jane Bradbury. James Leveson is extremely significant in the history of the Leveson family, as he ...