Ronald Gower
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Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (* 2. August 1845 ; † 9. March 1916 ) was a British author , sculptor and politician of the Whig .
Life
His father was George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and his mother was Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland , whose youngest son he was. As the younger son of a duke , he used the courtesy address Lord .
Sutherland-Leveson-Gower attended Eton College and Trinity College . He was from 1867 to 1874 he was the House - MP ( Whig ) for the constituency of Sutherland . In the following years he wrote several works as an author, among other things he wrote about Marie Antoinette and Jeanne d'Arc , and a history of the Tower of London .
He also worked as a sculptor in the United Kingdom. His most significant sculptural works include a statue of Shakespeare and four of his theater characters in Stratford-upon-Avon . In 1890 Southerland-Leveson-Gower was embroiled in the Cleveland Street scandal . His longtime partner was Frank Hird.
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In 1913, Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was fraudulent by Francis Shackleton, brother of the Irish Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton , of his fortune.
Web links
- VictorianWeb.org: The Shakespeare Memorial (1888) by Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916)
- Query.New York Times: Lord Ronald Gower dies
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gower, Ronald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Ronald Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British author, sculptor and politician, Member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1845 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1916 |