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 SUTHERLAND. 349 appearing publicly for the last time, at the Prince of Wales's marriage in 1S63. She d. 27 Oct. 1868, at Stafford House,(») St. James Park, aged 62.( b ) Dukedom [U.K.] nr. Earldom [8.] XX!. J ami 21. ( ieorgk Granville William (Suthkiiland-Levkson-Goweh), Duke of Sutherland, • 1 8G 1 . ^i:c •, Eaiil of Sutherland [S.J, 1st 8. and h. ; 6. 19 Dec. 1328 : generally known as Viscount Tuentbam till 1838, and as Karl Gower, Jan. to July 1833, being sti/lcd Marquess ok Stafford, 1833-61 ; ed. at King's Coll., I.oudon, and at Eton. He was M.P. (in the Liberal interest) for Co. Sntlierland, 1852-61; li.- Lieut, of co. Cromarty, 1353 ; was on the spec, mission to the corouat. of Alexander II. of ltussia, 1S"i6 ; sue. to the peerage [U.K. &c. and S.J as above 28 Keb. 1S51 ; L.-Lieut. of co. Sutherland, 1861; Col. •Sntlierland Heg. of Highland MinV Volunteers, 1884-82; K.G. 30 April (or 24 May), 1S64, in which year he entertained Garibaldi on his visit to England ; Hon. Col. 20th Kidx. Ilille Vol?., 1867 ; was presrnt at the opening of the Suez canal, 1869, and accompanied the Prince of Wales to India, 1876 ; was a Knight grand cross of the order of the Saviour of Greece. He m. firstly, JO June 1849 (spec, lie.) at Cliefden Bouse, Taplow, Bucks, Anne, only da. ami h. of John Hay- Mackenzie, of Newhall and Cromarty, by Anne, 3.1 da. of Sir James QibSOX-CRAIO, 1st Hart. She, who was li. 21 April 1829, ami who sue her father 9 July following, was sr. 21 Oct. 1861, COUXTKSS UK CROMARTIE, kc. (see that, dignity) with a spec, and very peculiar rein, in favour of her second son, fee. She was Mistress of the Robes 1S70-74( C ) ; V.A., 3d class. She d. 25 Nov. 1888, at Sutherland Tower, Torquay, being our. in Babbacombe cemetery, Devon. He in. secondly, -1 March 1889, at Dunediu, Florida, United States of America, Mary Caroline, widow of Arthur Kindersley Hl.uk, 71st Highland Infantry (who was killed out shouting but 2 ilays previously), jr. da. of liev. Richard MlclIELL. D.I), Principal of Hertford College, Oxford, by h), da. of Thomas BLAIR, of Walton Grove, Surrey. He d. 22 Sep. 1892, at Ihinmhin Castle, and was bur. at Trentham, aged 63. Will dat. 4 Aug- to 22 Sep. 1892 (leaving to his wife £150,000, &C.), pr. March 1893, and pronounced valid (after much dispute, by a compromise), 7 June 1S94. Personalty £324, SS0 gross, and £298)025 lift. His widow, by whom be had no issue, living 1896. [Geokge-G ranville SuTiiKm.ANn-I.EVEso.v Gower, generally known as Kahl QOWBR, 1st s. and h. ap. by lirst wife ; b. 27 July 1S50 ; d. v. p. 5 July 1S58, in his 8th year ] Dukedom [U.K.] ami &&. Cromartie (Sutherlanu-Leveson- jy Gower), Duke of Sutherland [1833], Marquess of ' 189° Stafford [1 7Sti], Karl Gowkr [1746J. Viscount Trkn- Earldom [S.J I ' tha.m [1746J. and P.aron Gower of Stittenham [1703], VYTl ,llso Kakl '"'' SUTHERLAND [S. 1 22S?j, and a Baronet [1620], A - VU - J I'd but 1st surv. s. ami b. ; A. 21 July 1851, ill London ; generally known as Karl Gower, 1858 to 1S61 ; styled Marquess of STAFFORD, 1 861-92 ; entered the 2d Life Guards 1S70, retiring 1S75 ; M.P. for co. Sutherland, 1871-86; sue. to the peerage [U.K., &.c. and S ] as above. ( a ) Stafl'ord House, formerly York House (the building thereof being begun by H.R.II. the Duke of York), was purchased in 1S27, by the 1st Duke of Sutherland for £72.000 (not £80,000 as stated in Lord Colchester's " Diary ") and giveu by him, with £30,000, to complete it, to his eldest son, afterwards the 2d Duke. (*) She was many years a leader in London society, besides being the promoter of various philanthropic schemes. She was, also, the solitary companion of the Queen, during the first weeks of widowhood, who has given a sympathetic description of her character. [Martin's " Princi Consort." ] In her youth she was of great beauty, but latterly (as was likely to be the case with the mother of 11 children), became very stout. ffl See vol. v. p. 210, note " c," sub " Manchester," for a list of these Ladies. I*) He took little interest in politics, " was a keen sportsman and traveller, and was fond of riding on locomotive engines and uf watching the fire brigade at work." He devoted large sums to the improvement of his Highland estates, towards the construction o£ the Highland railway. [Nat. Biogr.]