William Spencer Leveson-Gower, Fourth Earl Granville

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Vice-Admiral THE RIGHT HONOURABLE William Spencer Leveson-Gower, Fourth Earl Granville, K.G., K.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy (11 July, 1880 – 25 June, 1953) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Leveson-Gower was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 June, 1902.[1]

Lieutenant Leveson-Gower was appointed to the destroyer Bat on 10 January, 1910.[2]

Leveson-Gower was appointed in command of the destroyer Nymphe on 16 May, 1911.[3]

Leveson-Gower was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[4]

He was then named to command destroyer Comet on 18 August, 1913.[5]

Great War

Leveson-Gower was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.[6]

Leveson-Gower was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Stuart on 1 January, 1919.[7]

Leveson-Gower was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 October, 1929, vice Backhouse, promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral.[8]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 8 May, 1935, vice Tweedie, and was placed on the Retired List on 9 May.[9]

See Also

  • Service Records
  • "The Earl Granville" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 26 June, 1953. Issue 52658, col E, pg. 8.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Michael Barne 		Captain of H.M.S. Coquette
16 Jul, 1907[10][11] – 10 Jan, 1910[12] 		Succeeded by
Maurice C. Bomford
Preceded by
Eric Q. Carter 		Captain of H.M.S. Bat
10 Jan, 1910[13][14] – 13 May, 1910[15] 		Succeeded by
Arthur Henniker-Heaton
Preceded by
John H. Bainbridge 		Captain of H.M.S. Liffey
3 Jun, 1910[16][17] – 16 May, 1911[18] 		Succeeded by
George O. Hewett
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Nymphe
16 May, 1911[19][20] – 18 Aug, 1913[21] 		Succeeded by
Richard M. King
Preceded by
Francis G. St. G. Brooker 		Captain of H.M.S. Comet
18 Aug, 1913[22][23] – Aug, 1915[24][Inference] 		Succeeded by
Hugh T. Prichard
Preceded by
Hugh T. Prichard 		Captain of H.M.S. Marmion
Aug, 1915[25] – 25 May, 1917[26] 		Succeeded by
Herbert I. N. Lyon
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Valkyrie
28 May, 1917[27][28] – 24 Oct, 1917[29] 		Succeeded by
Aubrey T. Tillard
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Scott
29 Jan, 1918[30][31] – 15 Aug, 1918[32] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Anselan J. B. Stirling 		Captain of H.M.S. Saumarez
12 Oct, 1918[33][34] – 1 Jan, 1919[35] 		Succeeded by
Lewis G. E. Crabbe
Preceded by
Anselan Stirling 		Captain (D), Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla
12 Oct, 1918[36] – 1 Jan, 1919[37] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Lewis G. E. Crabbe 		Captain of H.M.S. Stuart
1 Jan, 1919[38][39] – 5 Jan, 1921[40] 		Succeeded by
Charles A. Fremantle
Preceded by
Roger L'E. M. Rede
as Commander (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla 		Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla
1 Jan, 1919[41][42] 		Succeeded by
Charles A. Fremantle
Preceded by
Denis G. Thynne 		Captain of H.M.S. Woolwich
13 Jan, 1922[43][44] – 4 Apr, 1924[45] 		Succeeded by
George W. McO. Campbell
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall
11 Jul, 1927[46] – Jun, 1929[47] 		Succeeded by
Arthur N. Dowding
Preceded by
Theodore J. Hallett 		Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland
6 Jul, 1931[48] – 12 Jul, 1933[49][50] 		Succeeded by
Everard J. Hardman-Jones

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 282.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 350.
  4. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 297.
  6. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33542. p. 6476. 11 October, 1929.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34159. p. 3048. 10 May, 1935.
  10. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 295.
  12. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  13. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 282.
  15. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  16. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 282.
  18. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  19. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 350.
  21. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  22. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 393b.
  24. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396aa.
  26. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  27. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398q.
  29. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  30. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398q.
  32. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  33. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398q.
  35. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  36. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  37. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  38. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 911a.
  40. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  41. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  42. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 868.
  43. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  44. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 845.
  45. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  46. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  47. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  48. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  49. ↑ Leveson-Gower Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/178. f. 182.
  50. ↑ Superseded that day. Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.


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