George Granville William (Leveson-Gower) Sutherland-Leveson-Gower Third Duke of Sutherland (1828 - 1892)

Born 19 Dec 1828 in Hamilton Place, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Caroline (Michell) Rollit — married 4 Mar 1889 in Florida, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1892 at age 63 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

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Biography

George Leveson-Gower was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

George (Leveson-Gower) Sutherland-Leveson-Gower Third Duke of Sutherland is Notable.

George (Leveson-Gower) Sutherland-Leveson-Gower Third Duke of Sutherland is a member of Clan Sutherland.

George Granville William Leveson-Gower was born 19 December 1828 at Hamilton Place, the eldest son and heir of George Granville Leveson-Gower, at that time holding the courtesy title of Earl Gower, and his wife Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard.

He was known by the courtesy title of Viscount Trentham from birth. Then as Earl Gower when his grandfather another George Granville Leveson-Gower was created 1st Duke of Sutherland on 28 January 1833, and Marquess of Stafford, when his father succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Sutherland on 19 July 1833. His father also succeeded his mother, Elizabeth Sutherland, Countess of Sutherland, as 20th Earl of Sutherland in 1839, and then on 12 May 1841, took by royal licence the name of Sutherland before that of Leveson-Gower.

He m.(1) Anne Hay-Mackenzie, Countess of Cromartie, daughter of John Hay-Mackenzie and Anne Gibson-Craig, on 27 June 1849 at Cliefden House, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England and (2) Mary Caroline Mitchell, daughter of Reverend Richard Mitchell, on 4 March 1889. He died on 22 September 1892 at age 63.

Children of George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland and Anne Hay-Mackenzie, Countess of Cromartie

1. George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Earl Gower b. 27 Jul 1850, d. 5 Jul 1858
2. Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland+3 b. 20 Jul 1851, d. 27 Jun 1913
3. Francis Mackenzie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Cromartie+ b. 3 Aug 1852, d. 24 Nov 1893
4. Lady Florence Sutherland-Leveson-Gower+ b. 17 Apr 1855, married 15 November 1876 at Trentham, Staffordshire, Henry Chaplin, later 1st Viscount Chaplin, and died 10 October 1881 shortly after giving birth to her third child;^[1]
5. Lady Alexandra Sutherland-Leveson-Gower b. 13 Apr 1866, died 16 April 1891 at Argyll Lodge, Kensington, Middlesex, England. Her will was proved on 17 July 1891, by her brother Cromartie, at that time Marquess of Stafford.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ de Courcy, Anne. Society's Queen: The life of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry. London: Phoenix, 1992. pp. 17 & 20.
2. ↑ Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England: Wills and Administration, 1891, digital images, Ancestry.com. 'England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995'. https://www.ancestry.com.au : accessed 1 November 2017.

• Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage: or a history of the House of Lords and all its members from the earliest times. 2nd ed., vol. 12 (1), edited by Geoffrey H. White. London: St Catherine Press, 1953. Electronic edition by ABC Publications, London, 2003.

See also:

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p995.htm#i9945

• Wikipedia: George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland

• Wikidata: Item Q333933, en:Wikipedia