Sir John Leveson-Gower was the only son of Sir William Leveson Gower and Lady Jane Granville. Born in 1675, Sir John distinguished himself in political circles, being appointed in his father’s place as ...
Sir John was the Lord Privy Seal during the Jacobite Uprisings of the 1740s. His prominent political position and his loyalty to the King against the Jacobites earned him the title of Earl Gower in 1746. ...