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CodeDS/UK/3061
NameGower; George Granville Sutherland-Leveson- (1888-1963); 5th Duke of Sutherland; British courtier, patron of the film industry, Conservative politician
AliasEarl Gower (-1892) | Marquess of Stafford (1892-1913)
Dates1888-1963
GenderMale
BiographyGeorge Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland KT, PC (29 August 1888 – 1 February 1963), styled Earl Gower until 1892 and Marquess of Stafford between 1892 and 1913, was a British courtier, patron of the film industry and Conservative politician. He held minor office in the Conservative administration of Andrew Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin in the 1920s and was later Lord Steward of the Household from 1935 to 1936. He was also a noted patron of the British film industry with the Sutherland Trophy named in his honour.

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