George Granville Leveson-Gower and English Politics: War with France
From 1798 onwards George Granville Leveson-Gower served in the House of Lords as Baron Gower of Stittenham. Following his appointment as Ambassador to Paris, in 1799 he became the Joint Postmaster-General, ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower, the First Duke of Sutherland: Wealth & Property
George Granville, the first Duke of Sutherland was undoubtedly one of the wealthiest men in England at the time of his death in 1833. The owner of extensive estates and lavish properties such as Stafford ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower: Pottery, Paintings and Books
Many documents in the Sutherland Papers relate to the money spent by the Leveson-Gower family on purchases for themselves and their properties.
A particularly ornate document amongst these is an account ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower's Correspondence:
In 1790 George Granville Leveson-Gower was appointed to the diplomatic post of Ambassador to Paris. At the end of the eighteenth century, France was gripped with revolutionary fervour. Paris was a dangerous ...
George Granville Leveson-Gower's Correspondence: Letters from Royals and Politicians
George Granville Leveson-Gower and his wife Lady Elizabeth, Countess of Sutherland (known as Lord and Lady Stafford) held an extremely prominent and influential position in nineteenth century society. ...
George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, third Duke of Sutherland (1828-1892)
Born on the 19th December 1828, George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower succeeded his father George Granville Leveson-Gower (1786-1861) as the third Duke of Sutherland in 1861.
The third ...
Letters from Hollywood: Duchess Millicent's Letters from Mary Pickford
Amongst Duchess Millicent's correspondence from the 1940s are a number of letters and telegrams from the Hollywood actress Mary Pickford. The Duchess stayed with Mary Pickford on a visit to Beverly Hills ...
Married Life: The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
There are many letters in the Sutherland Papers exchanged between the fourth Duke and Duchess of Sutherland during their marriage.
A notable example is a letter written to Duchess Millicent by the ...
Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, fourth Duchess of Sutherland (1867-1955)
Millicent Fanny St. Clair Erskine was born in 1867 in Fife. In 1884 she married Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851-1913) who became the fourth Duke of Sutherland following the death of his father ...
The Duke of Sutherland and Estate Management: Oswald Mosley and Stoke-on-Trent
A number of letters in the Duke’s papers concern the management of his extensive estates in Staffordshire and Shropshire. A notable letter amongst these is from Oswald Mosley and concerns the management ...
The Duke of Sutherland and Estate Management: Rewards for Cottagers, 1847
A letter dated November 1st 1847 from George Cooper, John Bate and John Swift demonstrates that the Duke of Sutherland took an active interest in the lifestyle of his tenants and was keen to reward those ...
The Duke of Sutherland and his Son, George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1828-1892)
The letter above was written to the second Duke and Duchess of Sutherland by Alderman Samuel Wilson in 1838. Wilson wrote to the Duke to report an incident involving his young son, George Granville William ...
The Duke of Sutherland and Patronage of the Arts
Owing to their prestigious public status and their variety of social connections, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland were often asked to serve as patrons to musicians and artists.
A letter from Princess ...
The Duke of Sutherland and Thomas Grenville
Amongst the bundles of letters received by the second Duke and Duchess of Sutherland is a letter from Thomas Grenville, dated 31st December 1844. Grenville had been a close associate of George Granville ...
The Duke of Sutherland in Public: Politics & Patronage
The Duke and the British Museum
Owing to his prestigious social position, the second Duke of Sutherland acquired many public responsibilities, as an influential landowner and as a patron of national ...
The Fourth Duke of Sutherland's Subscriptions to Charities
The image above shows a list of subscriptions made by Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851-1913), the fourth Duke of Sutherland to local and national charities and societies in 1910.
The Duke ...
The Marriage of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower to Millicent St. Clair Erskine
The image above shows a newspaper clipping from 1884 reporting the marriage of Cromartie, then Marquis of Stafford to Millicent St. Clair Erskine. The article tells us that the wedding took place at St. ...
The Third Duke of Sutherland & Giuseppe Garibaldi: Garibaldi’s Visit to England, 1864
Giuseppe Garibaldi, the famous Italian patriot responsible for the unification of Italy, visited England in 1864. Whilst in England he was the guest of the third Duke of Sutherland at Stafford House, ...