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References
- ↑ . Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Record for John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower at www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk Archived 15 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
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- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Burkes Peerage (1939 edition), s.v. Sutherland, Duke of