George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland

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George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland KG (August 8, 1786–February 22, 1861) was the son of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland.

He married Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard, daughter of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, on 28 May 1823. They had eight children:

• Lady Constance Gertrude (d. 1880), married Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster and had issue.
• Lady Elizabeth Georgiana (1824–1878), married George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll and had issue.
• Lady Evelyn (1825–1869), married Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre
• Lady Caroline Leveson-Gower (1827–1887), married Charles FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster and had issue.
• Lord George Granville William (1828–1892)
• Lord Frederick George (1832–1854)
• Lord Albert (1843–1874), married Grace Abdy, daughter of Sir Thomas Neville Abdy, 1st Baronet and had issue, including Frederick Leveson-Gower.
• Lord Ronald Charles (1845–1916), died unmarried.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Scrope Bernard-Morland Viscount Ebrington	Member of Parliament for St Mawes with Viscount Ebrington 1808–1809 Scrope Bernard-Morland 1809–1812 1808–1812	Succeeded by Scrope Bernard-Morland William Shipley
Preceded by Edward Bootle-Wilbraham James Macdonald	Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme with Sir John Boughey, Bt 1812–1815	Succeeded by Sir John Boughey, Bt Sir John Chetwode, Bt
Preceded by Lord Granville Leveson-Gower Edward Littleton	Member of Parliament for Staffordshire with Edward Littleton 1815–1820	Succeeded by Edward Littleton Sir John Boughey
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Powis	Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire 1839–1845	Succeeded by The Viscount Hill
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Leveson-Gower	Duke of Sutherland 1833–1861	Succeeded by George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Elizabeth Leveson-Gower	Earl of Sutherland 1839–1861	Succeeded by George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
Peerage of England
Preceded by George Leveson-Gower	Baron Gower (writ in acceleration) 1826–1861	Succeeded by George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower