George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
(1758-1833)
English politician, diplomat and landowner
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George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland KG, PC (9 January 1758 – 19 July 1833), known as Viscount Trentham from 1758 to 1786, as Earl Gower from 1786 to 1803 and as The Marquess of Stafford from 1803 to 1833, was an English politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts from the Leveson-Gower family. He was the wealthiest man in Britain during the latter part of his life. He remains a controversial figure for his role in the Highland Clearances.
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9 January 1758 London, England
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19 July 1833 (aged 75)
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll · Granddaughter · 1824-1878 · 19th-century British noblewoman and abolitionist -
Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland · Great-grandson · 1851-1913 · Son of George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland -
Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent · Great-grandson · 1855-1947 · British politician -
Lady Frances Balfour, (1858–1931) · Great-granddaughter · 1858-1931 · Leader in the women's suffrage movement
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George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland · Son · 1786-1861 · English peer, MP and cricketer
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Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll · Granddaughter · 1824-1878 · 19th-century British noblewoman and abolitionist
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Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland · Great-grandson · 1851-1913 · Son of George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland
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Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent · Great-grandson · 1855-1947 · British politician
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Lady Frances Balfour, (1858–1931) · Great-granddaughter · 1858-1931 · Leader in the women's suffrage movement
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