John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland
John Sutherland Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, TD, DL (10 May 1915 – 21 September 2000) was a British peer from the Egerton family. He was styled Viscount Brackley until 1944, when he became the 5th Earl of Ellesmere on inheriting his father's substantive title. He inherited his ducal title in 1963 from a distant cousin.
The Duke of Sutherland TD, DL | |
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Portrait by Allan Warren, 1983 | |
| Born | John Sutherland Egerton, Viscount Brackley 10 May 1915 |
| Died | 21 September 2000 (aged 85) |
| Education | Eton Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Peer, politician |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Lady Diana Percy
(m. 1939; died 1978)Evelyn Moubray
(m. 1979) |
| Parent(s) | John Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere Lady Violet Lambton |
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