Peerage Record – 995

     Philip Neil Faram married Hon. Felicity Lilla Wallace, daughter of Guy Raymond Hill Wallace and Barbara Amy Felicity Smith, Baroness Dudley, on 29 July 1967.¹

     David Stephen Faram was born on 24 July 1968.¹ He is the son of Philip Neil Faram and Hon. Felicity Lilla Wallace.¹

     William Sutherland, 18th Earl of Sutherland was born on 28 May 1735.¹ He was the son of William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland and Lady Elizabeth Wemyss.¹ He married Mary Maxwell, daughter of William Maxwell of Preston and Elizabeth Hairstanes, on 14 April 1761.¹ He died on 16 June 1766 at age 31.¹ He was buried on 9 August 1766 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He succeeded as the 18th Earl of Sutherland [S., 1235] on 7 December 1750.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1755 in the 58th/56th Foot.¹ He was educated at University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1759.¹ He was appointed Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1763 and 1766.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to King George III between 1763 and 1766.¹

     Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere was born on 1 January 1800.¹ He was the son of George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland and Elizabeth Sutherland, Countess of Sutherland.² He married Harriet Catherine Greville, daughter of Captain Charles Greville and Lady Charlotte Cavendish-Bentinck, on 18 June 1822.¹ He died on 18 February 1857 at age 57.¹
     He was given the name of Francis Leveson-Gower at birth.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Cornet between 1821 and 1823 in the 10th Hussars.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bletchingley between 1822 and 1826.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Sutherland between 1826 and 1831.¹ He held the office of a Lord of Treasury between April 1827 and September 1827.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1828.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1828.¹ He was Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1828 and 1830.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary, Colonies between January 1828 and May 1828.¹ He held the office of Secretary at War between July 1830 and November 1830.¹ On 24 August 1833 his name was legally changed to Francis Egerton by Royal Licence.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for South Lancashire between 1835 and 1846.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Brackley, of Brackley, co. Northamp [U.K.] on 6 July 1846.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Ellesmere, of Ellesmere, co. Salop. [U.K.] on 6 July 1846.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire between 1856 and 1857.¹ He was trustee of the National Portrait Gallery between 1856 and 1857.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland was born on 19 December 1828.² He was the son of George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard.² He married, firstly, Anne Hay-Mackenzie, Countess of Cromartie, daughter of John Hay-Mackenzie and Anne Gibson-Craig, on 27 June 1849 at Cliefden House, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England^G.^1,3 He married, secondly, Mary Caroline Michell, daughter of Reverend Richard Michell and Amelia Blair, on 4 March 1889.² He died on 22 September 1892 at age 63.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at King’s College London, London, England^G.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Sutherland between 1852 and 1861.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cromarty between 1853 and 1892.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1st Sutherland Rifle Volunteers.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland between 1861 and 1892.² He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Trentham, co. Stafford [G.B., 1746] on 22 February 1861.³ He succeeded as the 5th Earl Gower [G.B., 1746] on 22 February 1861.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Duke of Sutherland [U.K., 1833] on 22 February 1861.³ He succeeded as the 4th Marquess of Stafford [G.B., 1786] on 22 February 1861.³ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Gower [E., 1620] on 22 February 1861.³ He succeeded as the 21st Earl of Sutherland on 22 February 1861.³ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Gower of Stittenham, co. York [G.B., 1703] on 22 February 1861.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1864.²

     Lord Frederick George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was born on 11 November 1832.¹ He was the son of George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard.² He died on 6 October 1854 at age 21 at Sebastopol, Russia^G, from a fever.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the Rifle Brigade.¹

     Lord Albert Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was born on 21 November 1843.¹ He was the son of George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard.² He married Grace Emma Townshend Abdy, daughter of Sir Thomas Neville Abdy, 1st Bt. and Hariot Alston, on 19 March 1872.¹ He died on 23 December 1874 at age 31.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 2nd Life Guards.¹

     Hon. Iona Elizabeth White was born in 1989.¹ She is the daughter of Luke Richard White, 6th Baron Annaly of Annaly and Rathcline and Caroline Nina Garnett.¹

     Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Gower was born on 2 August 1845.¹ He was the son of George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard.³ He died on 9 March 1916 at age 70, unmarried.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Sutherland between 1867 and 1874.¹ He was trustee of the National Portrait Gallery and Shakespeare Memorial Building.¹

     Lady Caroline Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was born on 15 April 1827. She was the daughter of George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard.^1,2 She married Charles William FitzGerald, 4th Duke of Leinster, son of Augustus Frederick FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster and Hon. Charlotte Augusta Stanhope, on 13 October 1847 at Trentham, Staffordshire, England^G.¹ She died on 13 May 1887 at age 60.¹
     Her married name became FitzGerald. After her marriage, Lady Caroline Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was styled as Duchess of Leinster on 10 October 1874.