Granville Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville
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Granville Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 December 1918 |
| Died | 31 October 1996 (aged 77) |
| Spouse |
Doon Plunket (m. 1958) |
| Children | 3, including Fergus |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Rosie Stancer (niece) Claude Bowes-Lyon (grandfather) Granville Leveson-Gower (grandfather) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Coldstream Guards |
| Wars | World War II |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Granville James Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville MC (6 December 1918 – 31 October 1996) was a British soldier, banker, peer, and landowner, a member of the House of Lords from 1953 until his death.
He was laird of North Uist from 1960 and Lord Lieutenant of the Western Isles from 1983 to 1993.[1]
The son of Vice-Admiral William Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville, and his wife Lady Rose Bowes-Lyon, a daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, he was educated at Eton College.[1] Known formally as Lord Leveson until 1953, he was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards and saw active service during the Second World War, in which he was twice wounded and mentioned in despatches. Rising to the rank of Major, he was awarded the Military Cross in 1945.[1]
