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He was a Lord of the Admiralty from 1783 to 1789, and d. Aug. 15, 

 1790. 3d, Thomas, b. July 4, 1743, and d. an infant. His Lord- 

 ship dying Dec. 25, 1754, was succeeded by his eldest son, 



Granville, second Earl and first Marquis, who m. in 1744 Elizabeth, 

 daughter of Nicholas Fazakerly, Esq. of Prescot, and by her, who 

 d. May 19, 1745, had a son John, who d. an infant. His Lordship 

 in 1744 was elected M. p. for Bishop's Castle, Salop, and in the next 

 parliament in 1747 was unanimously chosen for Westminster; but in 

 Nov. 1749 being constituted a Lord of the Admiralty, he was op- 

 posed by Sir George Vandeput, but succeeded. At the General 

 Election in 1754 he was returned for the city of Lichfield, and sat 

 for the same till the death of his father. On succeeding to the 

 Earldom, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant and Gustos Rotu- 

 lorum of Stafford. On Dec. 19, 1755, he had a grant of the office 

 of Lord Privy Seal, and in Jan. following was sworn a Privy 

 Counsellor. Resigning the Privy Seal, he was, July 2, 1757, 

 made Master of the Horse, and on Nov. 25, 1760, was nominated 

 Keeper of the Great Wardrobe. On April 23, 1 763, he was declared 

 Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household, which his Lord- 

 ship resigned July 10, 1765. On Dec. 23, 1767, he was appointed 

 President of the Privy Council, but resigned in Nov. 1779, ap- 

 pointed again Dec. 19, 1783, and again resigned in 1784, and was 

 appointed in Nov. of that year Lord Privy Seal, which he held 

 till 1794. On Feb. 28, 1786, he was advanced to the title of Mar- 

 quis of Stafford. On Feb. 11, 1771, he was elected a Knight Com- 

 panion of the Order of the Garter. His Lordship 771. secondly, 

 Lady Louisa Egerton, daughter of Scroop, first Duke of Bridge- 

 water, by whom he had issue, 1st, George Granville, Viscount 

 Trentham, b. Feb. 9, 1758; 2d, Lady Louisa, b. Oct 22, 1749, m. 

 to Sir Archibald MacdonaM; 3d, Lady Carolina, b. Nov. 2, 1753, 

 m. to Frederick Earl of Carlisle ; 4th, Lady Anne, 6. Feb. 22, 

 1761, m. the Hon. Dr. Edward Vernon, now Archbishop of York, 

 His Lordship m. thirdly, May 25, 1768, Lady Susan Stewart, 

 daughter of John Earl of Galloway, by whom he had issue three 

 daughters, 1st, Lady Georgiana Augusta, b. April 13, 1760, m. the 

 Hon. William Eliot; 2d, Lady Charlotte, b. Jan. 11, 1771, m. 

 Henry Charles now Duke of Beaufort ; 3d, Lady Susanna, b. in 

 1772, m. in 1795, Dudley now Earl of Harrowby ; and one 

 Son, George Granville Leveson, b. Oct. 12, 1773, now Lord 

 Viscount Grauville, and Ambassador in 1807 to St. Petersburg!!, 

 who m. Dec. 24, 1809, Lady Henrietta Cavendish, second daughter 



