Augustus Leveson-Gower


Captain Augustus Leveson-Gower served in the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary war.

Career

He was commissioned as a Lieutenant on 11 January 1800. He was commissioned as a Commander on 20 October 1801. In April 1802 he was commissioned Captain of, a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate. He died aged 20 at Port Royal, Jamaica.

Family

Augustus Leveson-Gower was the son of Admiral the Hon. John Leveson-Gower by his wife Frances Boscawen. Admiral John was the son of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower and Mary Tufton. Frances Boscawen was the eldest daughter of Admiral the Hon. Edward Boscawen and Frances Glanville. Augustus Leveson-Gower died unmarried, without issue and was survived by his mother and all brothers and sisters.