Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland
Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland (born March 30, 1921 in Chelsea , London, † December 9, 2019 in London ) was a British peeress and non-party politician .
She was the hereditary chief of Clan Sutherland .
life and career
She was born in March 1921 as Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower as the only child of Lord Alastair Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1890-1921), the younger son of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland . Her mother was Lord Alastair's wife, Elizabeth Hélène Gardner Demarest (1892-1931), a divorced American.
Her father died on 28 April 1921 aged 31 during an expedition in Rhodesia in a malaria disease . The mother married the Russian Baron Georg von der Osten-Driesen in 1931 , but died three months later. Elizabeth then became the ward of her uncle George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland . When this uncle died childless on February 1, 1963, she was his closest relative. She therefore inherited his entire fortune with large estates in Sutherland including Dunrobin Castle and also the subordinate title of Earl of Sutherland as the 24th Countess of Sutherland . The Duke title and the other subordinate titles of her uncle can only be inherited in the male line and therefore fell to John Egerton, 5th Earl of Ellesmere as 6th Duke of Sutherland. In the same year she changed her family name, which had been Janson since they were married in 1946 , to Sutherland and was recognized as Chief of Clan Sutherland .
She was the director of the Sutherland Dunrobin Trust . Sutherland was not a member of the Hereditary Peerage Association .
Membership in the House of Lords
With the title, she also inherited the then associated seat in the House of Lords . The Hansard does not record any speeches from her in Parliament. She lost her seat through the House of Lords Act 1999 . She did not run for any of the remaining seats. She did not run in later by-elections either. It was not on the Register of Hereditary Peers .
family
She married Charles Noel Janson (1917-2006) on January 5, 1946. She had four children with him:
- Alistair Charles St Clair Sutherland, 25th Earl of Sutherland (* 1947) ⚭ (1) Eileen Elizabeth Baker, ⚭ (2) Gillian Murray;
- Hon. Martin Dearman Sutherland (* 1947) ⚭ Mary Ann Balfour, daughter of 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye ;
- Lady Annabel Elizabeth Helene Sutherland (* 1952) ⚭ John Vernon Bainton;
- Hon. Matthew Peter Demarest Sutherland (1955–1969).
Web links
- Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 24th Countess of Sutherland on thepeerage.com
- Clan Sutherland archive link ( Memento from September 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Countess of Sutherland, Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland dies. In: northern-times.co.uk. The Northern Times , December 11, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019.
- ↑ http://www.william1.co.uk/w23.html
- ↑ COUNTESS ELIZABETH MILLICENT LEVESON GOWER JANSON Entry on Company Data Rex , accessed January 7, 2013
- ↑ MEMBERSHIP LIST Hereditary Peerage Association publication ; Retrieved January 5, 2012
- ^ Ms Elizabeth Sutherland in the Hansard (English)
- ↑ House of Lords Act: Hereditary Peers Elections website Election Demon , accessed January 4, 2013
- ^ Sutherland, Earl of (S, 1235) entry in Cracroftspeerage , accessed January 7, 2013
- ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/sutherland.html
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower |
Countess of Sutherland 1963-2019 |
Alistair Sutherland |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sutherland, Elizabeth, 24th Countess of Sutherland |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sutherland, Elizabeth Milicent, 24th Countess of Sutherland (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British peeress and politician (non-party) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chelsea , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 2019 |
| Place of death | London |