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Duke of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which was created by William IV in 1833 for George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford. A series of marriages to heiresses by members of the Leveson-Gower family made the Dukes of Sutherland one of the richest landowning families in the United Kingdom. The title remained in the Leveson-Gower family until the death of the 5th Duke of Sutherland in 1963, when it passed to the 5th Earl of Ellesmere from the Egerton family.
Earl of Cromartie is a title that has been created twice, both for members of the Mackenzie family. It was first created as Earl of Cromarty in the Peerage of Scotland in 1703 for Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet, but his titles were forfeited after the Jacobite rising of 1745. It was recreated in 1861 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland. Since 1979, the Earl of Cromartie has been chief of Clan Mackenzie.
John, Johnny, Jonathan, or Jon Gordon may refer to:
William Gordon may refer to:
There have been eleven Gordon Baronetcies :
Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield was a Scottish nobleman, a Member of Parliament and is listed as the 25th Chief of The Clan Grant.
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James Duff may refer to:
The Abercromby Baronetcy, of Birkenbog in the County of Banff, was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 20 February 1636 for Alexander Abercromby, who subsequently represented Banffshire in the Scottish Parliament. His eldest son, the second baronet, also represented Banffshire in parliament. The fourth baronet was sheriff of Nairnshire and Elginshire. The fifth baronet represented Banffshire in the British Parliament. The seventh baronet was vice-lord-lieutenant of Banffshire and a deputy lieutenant of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire. The eighth baronet was Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire. The ninth baronet was vice-lord-lieutenant and a deputy lieutenant of Banffshire. The title became extinct on the death of the tenth Baronet in 2003.
Sir Lewis Alexander Grant-Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Seafield FRSE, briefly known as Sir Lewis Alexander Grant, Bt, in 1811, was a Scottish peer and Member of Parliament. His promising career was cut short by mental instability.
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George Macpherson-Grant may refer to:
The Elginshire and Nairnshire by-election of 1879 was fought on 17 September 1879. The byelection was fought due to the succession to a peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Viscount Macduff. It was won by the Liberal candidate Sir George Macpherson-Grant.
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