Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

The Right Honourable The Earl Granville KG PC FRS
The 2nd Earl Granville, by Alexander Bassano, c. 1885-90
Leader of the House of Lords
In office 8 February 1855 – 21 February 1858
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	The Earl of Aberdeen
Succeeded by	The Earl of Derby
In office 18 June 1859 – 29 October 1865
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	The Earl of Derby
Succeeded by	The Earl of Derby
In office 9 December 1868 – 17 February 1874
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Earl of Malmesbury
Succeeded by	The Duke of Richmond
In office 28 April 1880 – 9 June 1885
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Earl of Beaconsfield
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
In office 6 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office 26 December 1851 – 27 February 1852
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	Lord John Russell
Preceded by	The Viscount Palmerston
Succeeded by	The Earl of Malmesbury
In office 6 July 1870 – 21 February 1874
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Earl of Clarendon
Succeeded by	The Earl of Derby
In office 28 April 1880 – 24 June 1885
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office 9 December 1868 – 6 July 1870
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 28 December 1852 – 12 June 1854
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Aberdeen
Preceded by	The Earl of Lonsdale
Succeeded by	Lord John Russell
In office 8 February 1855 – 26 February 1858
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	Lord John Russell
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
In office 18 June 1859 – 6 July 1866
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell
Preceded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Succeeded by	The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 21 June 1854 – 30 January 1855
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Aberdeen
Preceded by	Edward Strutt
Succeeded by	The Earl of Harrowby
Additional positions
Personal details
Born	(1815-05-11)11 May 1815 London
Died	31 March 1891(1891-03-31) (aged 75) London
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	(1) Mary Louise von Dalberg (1813–1860) (2) Castila Rosalind Campbell (died 1938)
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

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, KG PC FRS (11 May 1815 – 31 March 1891), styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]}