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18 de may. de 2024 · George Granville Leveson-Gower, later duke of Sutherland, for instance, was the catalyst for notorious evictions that took place from about 1810 to 1820. Advised that his interior lands were best suited for sheep raising and were little fit for human habitation, he evicted thousands of families, burning their cottages and ...
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Hace 3 días · At Sir Richard's death without lawful issue in 1661 the manor passed under his will to his widow Katherine (d. 1674) for life, and thereafter to his grandnephew William Leveson-Gower (formerly Gower) of Stittenham (Yorks. N.R.).
Hace 3 días · In 1889, Mary Caroline Blair shocked society by marrying George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, the 3rd Duke of Sutherland, just four months after the death of his first wife. Queen Victoria herself had advised the Duke to wait before remarrying, so the hasty union was seen as a major breach of protocol.
9 de may. de 2024 · Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (born May 11, 1815, London, England—died March 31, 1891, London) was a British foreign secretary in William E. Gladstone’s first and second administrations, succeeding him as leader of the Liberal Party.
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19 de may. de 2024 · Granville Leveson-Gower, the next heir in the direct line, held in 1779, and was succeeded in 1803 by his son George Granville LevesonGower, afterwards Duke of Sutherland, whose greatgreat-grandson the present duke is now lord of the manor.
Hace 3 días · MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE HUTT, C.B. (6th March, 1865). Afterwards Sir George Hutt, artillery officer and brother of Sir William Hutt, Paymaster-General; distinguished himself at Meeanee and commanded artillery in the Persian war; K.C.B., 1886. Office combined with that of Lieutenant-Governor when Major-General Hutt retired on 31st ...
Hace 4 días · Born Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower on May 30, 1824, she was the eldest child of George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Lady Harriet Howard, who served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria four different times between 1837 and 1861.
