George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland
George 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 party politician from the Leveson-Gower family. He held minor office in the Conservative administration of Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin in the 1920s and was later Lord Steward of the Household from 1935 to 1936. As a noted patron of the British film industry, the Sutherland Trophy, awarded by the British Film Institute, is named in his honour.
The Duke of Sutherland KT PC | |
|---|---|
| Under-Secretary of State for Air | |
| In office 31 October 1922 – 22 January 1924 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | The Lord Gorell |
| Succeeded by | William Leach |
| Paymaster General | |
| In office 28 January 1925 – 2 December 1928 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Onslow |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | |
| In office 2 December 1928 – 4 June 1929 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Onslow |
| Succeeded by | The Earl De La Warr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1888 Cliveden, Buckinghamshire |
| Died | 1 February 1963 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | |
| Parent(s) | Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland Lady Millicent St Clair-Erskine |
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