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King's College London. George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland, KG, FRS (19 December 1828 – 22 September 1892), styled Viscount Trentham until 1833, Earl Gower in 1833 and Marquess of Stafford between 1833 and 1861, was a British politician from the Leveson-Gower family .
Apr 27, 2022 · September 22, 1892 (63) Dunrobin, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland. Place of Burial: Trentham, Staffordshire, England. Immediate Family: Son of George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland. Husband of Anne, Countess of Cromartie and Mary Caroline Michell.
- Trentham, Staffordshire, England
- September 22, 1892
- December 19, 1828
The 2nd Duke of Sutherland, c. 1810. George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland, KG (8 August 1786 – 27 February 1861), styled Viscount Trentham until 1803, Earl Gower between 1803 and 1833 and Marquess of Stafford in 1833, was a British peer and Whig politician from the Leveson-Gower family. [1]
George Granville Leveson-Gower (1758-1833) succeeded his father as 2nd Marquess of Stafford (so created 1786) in 1803 and was raised to the dukedom of Sutherland in 1833. He married in 1785 Elizabeth Gordon, in her own right Countess of Sutherland, daughter of the 18th Earl of Sutherland by Mary, daughter and co-heir of William Maxwell of Preston (Kirkcudbrightshire).
NumberDescriptionHeld ByReference1British Library, Manuscript CollectionsAdd MS 893822Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive ...D (W)0/5, D (W)06, D (W)1452, D593, D868, ...3Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive ...D55694Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive ...D3272/1/20/1-5Duke of Sutherland. Duke of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which was created by William IV in 1833 for George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford. A series of marriages to heiresses by members of the Leveson-Gower family made the dukes of Sutherland one of the richest landowning families in the United Kingdom.
George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland primary name: Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, George Granville William other name: (3rd Duke) Sutherland
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Description: Born on the 19th December 1828, George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower succeeded his father George Granville Leveson-Gower (1786-1861) as the third Duke of Sutherland in 1861. The third Duke was an extremely prominent national figure who established numerous social and charitable committees which had an international impact.
