220 STAFFORD. ed. at Westm. ; M.P. fur Bishops Castle, 1744-47 i fur Westminster (after a severe contest), 1747-54, and for Lichfield, 1764, being styled Viscount Tiikntiiam, 17-16-54 ; a Lord of the Admiralty, 1749-51 ; sue. to the peerage, as above, 25 Dec. 1754; L- Lieut, of Staffordshire, 1755—1800 ; P.O., 1755 ; L. Privy Seal (1st time), 1755-57; Master of the Horse, 1757-60; Master of the Wardrobe, 1760-63; L. Chamberlain of the Household, 1763-65: L. President of the Council, 1767-79, and again, 17S3-84 : High Steward of Stafford, 1769 : el. and inv. K.G., 11 Feb., and hut, 25 July 1771; F.S.A.. 17S4 ; L. Keeper of the Trivy Seal (2d time), 1784-94, being cr. 1 March 17S6, MARQUESS OF THE COUNTY OFSTAFF0RD.<») He m. firstly, 23 Dec. 1744, or 23 Jan. 1744/5, Elizabeth (a fortune of i'16,000), da. of Nicholas Fazakehly, of Penworthnm, co. Lancaster. She </. s.p.s. of the small pox, soon after childbirth, in Great Grosvenor street. 19 May 1745 or 1746, and was Aur. at Treuthaui. He m. secondly, 28 March 174S, Louisa, da. (whose issue iu 1S03 became coheir) to Scrope (KOERTOM), 1st Duke ok Bhidoewater, by his second wife, Rachel, da. of Wriothesley (Kussell 2d DdKI of Bedford. She, who was 6. 30 April 1723. rf. 14 March 1761 (as CounteM Oower), ami was bur. at Trentham, Admon. 1 March 1762, to her husband. He m. thirdly. 25 May 176S (spec, lie ), iu Piccadilly, St. Geo. Han. s«(.. Susanna, da. of Alexander (Stewart), 6th Eaiil of Galloway [S.], by his second wife, Catharine, da. of John (Cociihanb), 4th Earl of Dundonald" [>.] He </. 26 (let. 1808,( b ) at Trentham Hail, ca, Staflbrd, aged Si. Will pr, 1803. His widow rf. 15 Aug. 1805, in Stanho]ie street, Mayfair, aged 60. Will pr. 1S00. II. 1803. 2. George Granville (Leveson Oower), Marquess of Stafford, &c, 2d but 1st surv. s. and h.( r ) and only s. by second wife, b. 9 Jan. and bap. 12 Feb. 175S, in St. Geo. Han. sq. ; sti/lcd Viscount Trentham till 1786, and Earl Oower from 1786 till be sue. to the ifarquatalA of Stafford, 26 Oct. 1S03. Having n. 4 Sep. 17S5, Elizabeth, suo jure Countess of Sutherland [S.], he was cr. 28 Jan. 1833, DUKE OF SUTHERLAND [U.K.], see that title. STAFFORD [name, see paye 208.] Barony. 1. Hugh Stafford was sum. to Pail, as a Karon Uhu) 1371. ( L0KD STAFFORD) by writ, 8 Jan. (1370/1), 44 Ed. hut '* ' ' never afterwards. He was presumably the B. and h. ap. of Ralph (Stafford), 1st Earl of STAFFORD, being himself the 2d Earl of Stafford at his father's death, 31 Aug. 1372. See that dignity. (») The Earldom of the county of Stafford which had been held by the family of Stafford and Staftord-Howard (and by no other) till 1762 had become extinct in that year, tho' the Barony of Stafford (subject to the attaiuder of 1678) still remained in that family. (to) Wraxall says of him {Posth. Memoirs), " his abilities were moderate but his person and manners had in them great dignity. His vast property, when added to his alliances of consanguinity or marriage with the first Ducal families iu this country (the Rutland*, Eedfords, Dorsets, and Bridgewnters), rendered him one of the most considerable subjects in the Kingdom." He was (writes the Ann. Keg. for 1803) " the bust of the political knot, which about 40 years ago were denomina- ted The Bloomtbury gang, fiom their leader, the old Duke of Bedford. It con- sisted of the Duke of Bedford, Lord Weymouth (late Marquis of Bath), Lord Sandwich, Mr. Rigby, and Earl Gower (afterwards Marquis of Stafford), powerfully abetted by the side-wind politics of the then Earl of Mansfield. They ruled His Majesty's councils for many years, sometimes with the Sovereign's choice, at others by taking the Cabinet by storm. Junius came forth at the very moment tins phalanx began to divide, and by bis single band scattered them so that they were never able to rally." A portrait of the Marquess " after Sir J. Reynolds, 1765," is engraved in " l)oylc." («) His eldest br., John (of the half blood) b. 14 May 1745 or 1746, d. the same day, shortly before bis mother. ( d ) No mention is made of him in " Duydak."
