Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland

Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
Arms of the Earl of Sutherland
Born	20 July 1851(1851-07-20)
Died	27 June 1913(1913-06-27) (aged 61)
Title	Duke of Sutherland
Tenure	22 September 1892 – 27 June 1913
Other titles	Earl of Sutherland
Predecessor	George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland
Successor	George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland
Spouse(s)	Lady Millicent St Clair-Erskine
Parents	George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland

Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland (20 July 1851– 27 June 1913^[1]), styled Lord Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower until 1858, Earl Gower between 1858 and 1861 and Marquess of Stafford between 1861 and 1892, was a British peer and politician.

Background

Sutherland was the son of George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland.

Family

He married Lady Millicent St Clair-Erskine, daughter of Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn, on 20 October 1884. They had four children:

• Lady Victoria Elizabeth Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1885–1888), died young.
• George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland (1888–1963)
• Alastair St. Clair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1890–1921), married Elizabeth Demarest and had Elizabeth Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 24th Countess of Sutherland.
• Lady Rosemary Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1893–1930), married William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley and had issue.

In 1900 the Duke of Sutherland owned about 1,358,000 acres (550,000 hectares) and the steam yacht Catania, which was chartered by some of the super-rich of that era.

References

1. ^ Who's Who 1914, p. xxiv, has June 26 as the date of death

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Marquess of Stafford
• "SUTHERLAND, 4th Duke of (cr. 1833), Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower". Who's who, biographies, 1901: page 1084. http://books.google.com/books?id=8EcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1084. 

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Ronald Sutherland-Leveson-Gower	Member of Parliament for Sutherland 1874 – 1886	Succeeded by Angus Sutherland
Honorary titles
Preceded by The 3rd Duke of Sutherland	Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland 1892 – 1913	Succeeded by The 5th Duke of Sutherland
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower	Duke of Sutherland 1892 – 1913	Succeeded by George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower