John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough

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

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.