John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough

John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough (8 April 1761 – 3 February 1830), styled Viscount Pollington between 1766 and 1778, was a British peer and politician.

In 1808 he was elected to the House of Commons for Lincoln, a seat he retained until 1812.

[1] Lord Mexborough married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Stephenson, in 1782.

Elizabeth died in 1821 and is buried in the church at Methley with a monument by Robert Blore.

[2] He died in February 1830, aged 68, and was succeeded in the earldom by his son, John.

John Savile, 2nd earl of Mexborough and Lifford, and his wife Elizabeth ( Daniel Gardner )
Arms of Savile: Argent, on a bend sable three owls of the field