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Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, KG PC FRS (11 May 1815 – 31 March 1891), styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman [1] and diplomat from the Leveson-Gower family. He is best remembered for his service as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs .
May 9, 2024 · Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (born May 11, 1815, London, England—died March 31, 1891, London) was a British foreign secretary in William E. Gladstone’s first and second administrations, succeeding him as leader of the Liberal Party.
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Granville George Leveson-Gower (2nd Earl Granville) was born in Westminster in 1815. He was the grandson of the Marquess of Stafford, which connected him to the Sutherlands, while his mother, Lady Harriet Cavendish, linked him to the Duke of Devonshire placing Granville at the heart of the aristocratic Whig cousinhood.
May 18, 2018 · Granville, Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl (1815–91). Politician. Son of the 1st Earl Granville and the grandson, on his mother's side, of the 5th duke of Devonshire, he was educated at Eton and Oxford.
George Leveson Gower 2nd Earl Granville was born on 11th May 1815, the eldest son of the 1st Earl Granville and Lady Harriet Elizabeth Cavendish. He was educated at Eton and Christ...
Apr 30, 2022 · In the course of a long political career as a prominent Liberal statesman the second Earl Granville was best known for his service in the Foreign Office, where he won a reputation for his pragmatic approach to international affairs.
Life of Granville George Leveson Gower, Second Earl Granville, K. G., 1815–1891. By Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice. (London, New York, and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Company. 1905. Two vols., pp. xx, 541; xvi, 536.) | The American Historical Review | Oxford Academic.
