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William Gordon, 17th Earl of Sutherland
b.2 Oct 1708
d.7 Dec 1750
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Name William Gordon, 17th Earl of Sutherland
Gender Male
Birth[2] 2 Oct 1708
Marriage to Elizabeth Wemyss
Death[2] 7 Dec 1750
Reference Number? Q8018976?


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William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland, previously named William Gordon, 17th Earl of Sutherland, (2 October 1708 – 1750), was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 until 1733 when he succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Sutherland. He was chief of the Clan Sutherland, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands.

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References
  1.   William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 William Gordon, 17th Earl of Sutherland, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.