GOUGH — GOWER. 63 II. 1869. 2. George Stephens (Gough), Viscount Gotjgh op Goojerat, &c, 2d but only surv. s. and h., b. 18 Jau. and Jap. 22 Feb. 1815, at St. Peter Port, Guernsey ; ed. at Trin. Coll., Dublin ; B.A., 1836 ; M.A., 1840 ; entered the Army, 1842; Capt. Oren. Guards, 18-13-50. Higli Sheriff of co. Tipperary, 1S58 ; sue. to the peerage, 1869. He m. firstly, 17 Oct. 1840, at Florence, Sarah Elizabeth, 2d da. of Lieut. Col. Wray Bury Paluseu, of Coinragh, co. Waterford. She d. s.p. 17 Aug. 1841, at Chiaciano, near Sienna. He m. secondly, 3 Jan. 1846, at St. Marylebone, Jane, 2d da. of George Arbutiinot, of Elderslie, co. Surrey, by Eliza, da. of Donald Eraser, of co. Inverness. Family Estates. — These, iu 18S3, consisted of 9,003 acres in co. GaUvay : 2.G95 in co. Kildare ; 1,015 in Queen's county ; 893 in co. Tipperary, and 72 iu co. Dubliu. Total 13,703 acres valued at .£7,903 a year. Principal Residence. Lough Cutra Castlo, near Gort, co. Gulway, and St. Helens, near Booterstown, co. Dublin. GOWER. is., "Herbert op Rag land, Chepstow, and Gower," Barony (Somerset) ; a dignity said to have been cr. by patent 26 Nov. 1505.C) See " Worcester " Earldom, cr. 151-4. GOWER, and GOWER OF STITTENIIAM. Barony. J, Sir John - Leveson-Gower, Bait,, 1st s, and h. of 1 1703, Slr Wi!li ' llu Leveson-Gower, -4th Bart.,( b ) by Jane, 1st da. of ' (whose issue, in 1711, became coheir to) John (Granville), 1st Earl of Bath, was 6. 7 Jan. 1674/5 ; sue. his father in the Baronetcy (cr. 2 June 1620) and the family estates Dec. 1691 ; 51. P. for Newcastle-under-Lyne, 1692-1703; P.C., 1702 ; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1702—1706, and was cr., 16 March 1703,(«) BAHON GOWER OF STITTENH AM, co. York, being introduced into the House, 6 Dec. 1703. He was a Commissioner for the Union [S.] in }70i'>. He m. iu Sep. 3 692, Catharine, da. of John (Manners), 1st Duke of Rutland, by his third wife, Catharine, da. of Baptist (Noel), Viscount Camfden. He d. 10 Sep. 1709, aged 34, at Belvoir Castle, and was bin: at Trentham afsd. Will pr. Feb. 1710. His widow, who was A. 19 May 1675, «*. 7 March 1722, in her 47th year. II. 1709. 1 and 2. John (Leveson Gower), Baron Gower of ■RnrHnm Stittenhaii, 1st s. and h., 6. 10 Aug. 1694 ; sue. to the peerage, om- 1709; ed. at Westm. school ; cr. D.C.h. of Oxford, 19 Aug. 1732 ; I. 1746. B.C., 1742 ; Puivv Seal, 1742- 43, and again, 17-14-55. One of the Lord Justices ok the Realm during the King's absence in 1740, 1713, 1745, 174S, 1750, and 1752. Col. in the army, 1745, having during the insurrection of that year raised a regiment of foot. He was cr., 8 July 1746, VISCOUNT TKENTHA.M, co. Stafford, and EARL GOWER. He m. firstly, 13 March 1711/2, at St Anne's, Soho, Evelyn, da- of Evelyn (Pterrefost). 1st Duke OF Kingstox-itoN-Hi'll, by his first wife. Mary, da. of William (Fkildinu), Eaiil of DENnuin. She d. 26 June 1727, and was bur. at Trentham. lie »>■ secondly, 31 Oct. 1733, at St. Geo. the Martyr, Queen sq., Midx., Penelope, widow of Sir Henry Atkins, Bart., da. of Sir John Stonfjouse. Bart., by his second wife, Penelope, da. of Sir Robert Dasrwood, Cart. She d. at Trentham 19 Aug. 1734, and was bur. there. He m. thirdly, 16 May 1736, Mary, widow of Anthony (Grkt), Lord Lucas, styled Earl of Harold, 4th da. anil coheir of Thomas (Tukton), 6th Earl of Tiiankt, by Catharine, da. and coheir of Henry (Cavendish), Duke of Newcastle. He d. 25 Dec. 1754, aged 60. Will pr. 1755. His widow, who was b. 6 July 1701, d. 12 Feb. 1785, at her seat, Bill Hill, Berks. Will pr. Feb. 1785. (») See vol. ii, p. 317, note " c," sui " Chepstow." (") This William (who was a yr. s. of the 1st Bart.; inherited the estate of Trentham, co. Stafford, from his great uncle, Sir William Leveson, K.B., whose niece, Frances (da. and coheir of Sir John Leveson, of Haling, co. Kent), was wife of the first Baronet. {<) See vol. ii, p. 347, note " a," sub " Conway," as to " the four new Peers " (of which he was one) who wero then created.
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