George Leveson Gower (-19 July 1833), 1. Duke of Sutherland |
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Father:1 | Granville Leveson Gower (-), 1. Marquess of Stafford |
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Married:2 | 4 September 1785 | Elizabeth Gordon (24 May 1765-29 January 1839), Countess of Sutherland |
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Occupation:10 | 2. Marquess of Stafford | ||||
Occupation:11 | from 28 January 1833 | 1. Duke of Sutherland |
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Buried:12 | Dornoch Cathedral [building], Dornoch [Unknown/Unspecified], Sutherland [county], Scotland [country], United Kingdom [country] | |||
Died:13 | 19 July 1833 | Dunrobin Castle [building], Golspie [Unknown/Unspecified], Sutherland [county], Scotland [country], United Kingdom [country] |
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He succeeded his father, the first Marquess of Stafford, 26 October 1803. A little while before he had also succeeded to the estate of his uncle the last Duke of Bridgewater. It was after this date that he and his wife gradually carried out the improvements they had projected on their estates, making roads, establishing fishing villages, building good cottages, and devising other means to benefit the people. The latter in some places were much opposed to the improvements, but after these were carried out between 1811 and 1826, the thanks of the tenantry were expressed to the Earl and Countess. Between 1811 and 1833 little or no rent was obtained from the estates, while £60,000 was expended on improvements and provisions to aid the tenantry during the failure of their crops. On 28 January 1833, the Marquess was created a Peer of the United Kingdom under the title of Duke of Sutherland, but he did not long survive the new dignity, The Duchess-Countess, as she was styled, survived him for six years.14 |
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