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[[Category:1880 births|Leveson-Gower]]
 
[[Category:1880 births|Leveson-Gower]]

Revision as of 16:00, 17 July 2012

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 Rear-Admiral on 10 October, 1929, vice Backhouse, promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral.[1]

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.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 33542. p. 6476. 11 October, 1929.
  2. ↑ London Gazette: no. 34159. p. 3048. 10 May, 1935.

Bibliography

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

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