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 292 STR AT H N A I R — STRATTON. and of Gwalior, considered the strongest fort in fndia.fa) He received the thanks of I'arl. and became G.C.B. in 1 ^ 3 L'om, ia chief in India, 1860-65, and in Ireland 1865-70 : K.S.I., 1861 ; P.O, [U, 1*65 ; G.C.S.I., 1S66, being raised to the peerage, as above stated, 31 July 1866. He became full General, 1867 and Field Marshal June 1877: was Col. of the 92 nd Knot, 1866 and uf the Royal Heine Guards, 1889. He retired from active military service in 1S70. HoeL unui. quite unexpectedly) 1 6 Oct, 1885 at llie Hotel de Kivoli, Paris, aged] 84, when the title became extinct, ' He was bur. (with his parents) at Christ chorcb, M ints. Aduiou. 2 Dec. 1885, above £66,000. Estates.— These, in 1S83, consisted uf 2.918 acres in the counties of Hertford, Cam- bridge, Essex and Buckingham, worth t'3,603 a. year. Principal AYs/diKrr. — Newsolls Park, near lloystun, Herts. STK ATH X AVER. i.p. " Rtrathxaver " Barony [S.] {Gordon) ; a title presnrned, since about the etnl of the 10th century, to belong to the Kahldum OF SUTHERLAND [8.1, ami which, accordingly, is used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to that dignity. ('•) STRATHSPEY. !>., * StSATBSPBT of Strathspey, in the counties (if Inverness nntl Moray" Barony {(h/Hri/Grant), cr. 185S ; see " Skakield, '' Karldoui [S.J, ei: 1701, under the 7th Earl ; ex. 1SS4. i.p., " Strathspey of S'.rutUspey in the cimntie* of Inverness ami Moray" Barony {Otjiiey-Grant), cr. 1S88 ; see " Seakielo," Karldom [S.], cr. 17A1, uuder the 9th Karl. STRATHTAY. i.e., "Stratiitay and Strathardlb," EarMom [S.] (Murray), cr. 1703, with the Dl-kkuo.m b* Athull [S.J, which see. STRATTON". See " IIoPTOs of Strattox, co. Cornwall," Barony (Hoptoji), cr. 1G43; ex. 1052. See Berkeley of Strattox, co. Cornwall," Barony (Berkeley), cr. 1658 ; ex. 1773. (*) This note on his services in Foster's " Vccrage " (18S3) taken from " Hart's army list seems " worth reproducing, " Marched upwards of 1,000 miles ; took upwards "f 150 pieces of artillery, one entrenched camp, one fortified city, one partly entrenched town ; fought 16 successful actions : captured 20 forts, including relief of Sangar, capture of natghur, Shahgur an96) been similarly honoured. (h) During the minority [1552-15731 of Alexander (Gordon) Earl of Sutherland Mucky obtained from the Karl of Huntly for £3,000 Scots "the heretable right »rf title of the lands of Strathnaver, yet Huntlie still reteyned the superioriti" <* Strathnaver to himself, which superioritie his sou Earl George disposed to this Alexander, Earle of SouthwUnd " [Gordon's" Jlist. Suth."]