Leveson-Gower, George Granville, 1st Duke of Sutherland
Owner Id00022536
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1758-1833
Other InformationAlso 2nd Marquess of Stafford; inherited the Bridgewater Library in 1803 from Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgwater, entailed to his son, Francis Leveson-Gower (later Earl of Ellesmere), on condition that he take the name Egerton. Created duke of Sutherland in 1833 [John Lancaster, from: Stephen Tabor, "The Bridgewater Library," in Pre-Nineteenth-Century British Book Collectors and Bibliographers (Detroit, 1999) [Dictionary of Literary Biography, 213], 40-50.]
Variant NamesStafford, 2nd Marquess of
Other Identifierhttps://lccn.loc.gov/n86104936
Activity
Start (year)1803
End (year)1833
MARC Area Codee-uk-en
Profession / Type of InstitutionPolitician
CharacterisationAristocracy
Last Edit2024-03-15 12:52:05