Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
The Earl Granville | |
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The 2nd Earl Granville, by Alexander Bassano, c. 1885–90 | |
| Leader of the House of Lords | |
| In office 6 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury |
| In office 28 April 1880 – 9 June 1885 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Beaconsfield |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury |
| In office 9 December 1868 – 17 February 1874 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Malmesbury |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Richmond |
| In office 18 June 1859 – 29 October 1865 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The 14th Earl of Derby |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Russell |
| In office 8 February 1855 – 21 February 1858 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Succeeded by | The 14th Earl of Derby |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 April 1880 – 24 June 1885 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury |
| In office 6 July 1870 – 21 February 1874 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
| Succeeded by | The 15th Earl of Derby |
| In office 26 December 1851 – 27 February 1852 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Malmesbury |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 6 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Frederick Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Edward Stanhope |
| In office 9 December 1868 – 6 July 1870 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Kimberley |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 18 June 1859 – 6 July 1866 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Marquess of Salisbury |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos |
| In office 8 February 1855 – 26 February 1858 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | Lord John Russell |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Marquess of Salisbury |
| In office 28 December 1852 – 12 June 1854 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Lonsdale |
| Succeeded by | Lord John Russell |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 21 June 1854 – 30 January 1855 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Preceded by | Edward Strutt |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Harrowby |
| Additional positions | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1815 London, England |
| Died | 31 March 1891 (aged 75) London, England |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Louise von Dalberg
(m. 1813; died 1860)Castila Rosalind Campbell
(m. 1865) |
| Children | Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville William Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville |
| Parent(s) | Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville Lady Harriet Cavendish |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (11 May 1815 – 31 March 1891), styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman and diplomat from the Leveson-Gower family. He is best remembered for his service as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
His foreign policy kept Britain free from European wars and improved relations with the United States after the strain during the American Civil War.