John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough

Arms of Savile: Argent, on a bend sable three owls of the field

John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough (3 July 1783 – 25 December 1860),[1] styled Viscount Pollington until 1830, was a British peer and Tory[2] politician.

Origins

He was the son of John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough by his wife Elizabeth Stephenson, a daughter of Henry Stephenson.

Political career

At the 1807 general election, Mexborough was returned as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontefract, having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1806.[2] He was defeated at the 1812 general election, but won the seat back at by-election in December 1812,[2] and held it until he stood down at the 1826 election. He was re-elected in 1831, but did not stand again at the 1832 general election.[2]

He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1830. However, as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords.

Marriage and children

Lady Anne Yorke (d.1870), (then Viscountess Pollington, later Countess of Mexborough), wife of John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough. With her son, John Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough. Portrait by Thomas Lawrence, Moretti Fine Art collection, London

In 1807, he married Lady Anne Yorke (d.1870), a daughter of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke by his wife Elizabeth Lindsay, a daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres. By Lady Anne Yorke he had six sons and one daughter:[3]

  • John Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough (1810–1899), eldest son and heir
  • Hon. Henry Alexander Savile (12 December 1811 – 1 March 1850)
  • Lady Sarah Elizabeth Savile (28 January 1813 – 16 December 1890), married Hon. Sir James Lindsay, son of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford
  • Rev. Hon. Philip Yorke Savile (23 August 1814 – 23 July 1897), married Emily Mary Brand Hale
  • Hon. Charles Stuart Savile (23 February 1816 – 1 March 1870), diplomat and author, married Paulina Mary Ann King
  • Hon. Frederick Savile (17 March 1817 – 3 April 1851), married Antonia Archdall
  • Rev. Hon. Arthur Savile (20 December 1819 – 23 April 1870), married Lady Georgina Neville, daughter of 3rd Baron Braybrooke

Death

He died in December 1860, aged 87, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, John Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough.

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
  2. ^ a b c d Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 417–418. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  3. ^ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage, and Companionage. Burke's Peerage. 1934. p. 1659. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Pontefract
1807–1812
With: Robert Pemberton Milnes 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Pontefract
1812–1826
With: Robert Pemberton Milnes 1812–1818
Thomas Houldsworth 1818–1826 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Pontefract
1831–1832
With: Hon. Henry Stafford-Jerningham 		Succeeded by
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Mexborough
1830–1860 		Succeeded by