Leveson-Gower

Leveson-Gower (/ˈluːsən ˈɡɔər/ loosen-gore), also Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, is the name of a powerful Scottish noble family. It is a well-known example of an English surname with counterintuitive pronunciation.

The name Leveson is a patronymic from Louis or Lewis. In early modern times it was often rendered Luson: for example, in 1588, Elizabeth I received a letter from the King of Denmark concerning the depredations of Walter Leveson of Lilleshall Abbey, in which he is consistently referred to as Sir Walter Luson.^[1]

• Several members of the family:
  • Baronets of Sittenham
  • Barons Gower
  • Earls Gower
  • Earls Granville
  • Earls of Sutherland
  • Marquesses of Stafford
  • Dukes of Sutherland
  • House of Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
• Frederick Neville Sutherland Leveson-Gower (1874–1959), British politician
• Frederick Leveson-Gower (cricketer), English cricketer (1871–1946)
• George Leveson-Gower (1858–1951), British politician
• Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville (1815–1891), British Liberal politician and foreign minister
• H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, English cricketer (1873–1954)
• John Leveson-Gower (1740-1792), Rear-Admiral of the Royal Navy and politician
• Lord Ronald Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1845–1916), British politician

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