John Leveson-Gower 1675-1709

John LEVESON-GOWER, 1st Baron Gower 1675-1709

Biographical Note

Born at Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, the eldest son of Sir William Leveson-Gower, fourth baronet (c.1647-1691). MP for Newcastle under Lyme 1692; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1702. Created Baron Gower of Stittenham in 1703.

Characteristic Markings

Bookplate of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower (BM Franks Collection *119)

Leveson-Gower used engraved armorial bookplates (Franks 12390/*119/*137); the extent and disposition of his library are not known.

Sources

• Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
• Wisker, Richard. "Gower, John Leveson-, first Baron Gower (1675–1709), politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.