John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland
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John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland PC
(1661–1733) was a Scottish nobleman and army officer.
He was the only son of George Gordon, the 15th earl of Sutherland (1633–1703), and his wife, Jean.
Upon his father's death in 1703 he succeeded as earl of Sutherland. He supported the revolution of 1688
and was a commissioner for the union of England and Scotland
. He was a Scottish representative peer
in four parliaments, president of the Board of Trade and manufactures, and lord-lieutenant of the eight northern counties of Scotland
. In 1703 he was appointed a privy councillor by Queen Anne.
He aided in putting down the Jacobite Rising of 1715
. When the rebellion had been quashed, Gordon was invested by George I with the Order of the Thistle and was granted an annual pension of £1200 in recognition of his services. In 1719 his men took part in the Battle of Glen Shiel
, which brought to an end the first Jacobite rising.
He resumed the name of Sutherland, instead of Gordon. In 1719 by decree of Lyon Court, he was thereafter recognised Chief of the clan Sutherland
.
; secondly to Katherine Tollemache, daughter of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Baronet; and thirdly to Frances Hodgson. He had two children with Helen:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(1661–1733) was a Scottish nobleman and army officer.
He was the only son of George Gordon, the 15th earl of Sutherland (1633–1703), and his wife, Jean.
Upon his father's death in 1703 he succeeded as earl of Sutherland. He supported the revolution of 1688
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau...
and was a commissioner for the union of England and Scotland
Acts of Union 1707
The Acts of Union were two Parliamentary Acts - the Union with Scotland Act passed in 1706 by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland - which put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706,...
. He was a Scottish representative peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
in four parliaments, president of the Board of Trade and manufactures, and lord-lieutenant of the eight northern counties of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. In 1703 he was appointed a privy councillor by Queen Anne.
He aided in putting down the Jacobite Rising of 1715
Jacobite Rising of 1715
The Jacobite rising of 1715, often referred to as The 'Fifteen, was the attempt by James Francis Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for the exiled House of Stuart.-Background:...
. When the rebellion had been quashed, Gordon was invested by George I with the Order of the Thistle and was granted an annual pension of £1200 in recognition of his services. In 1719 his men took part in the Battle of Glen Shiel
Battle of Glen Shiel
The Battle of Glen Shiel was a battle in Glen Shiel, in the West Highlands of Scotland on 10 June 1719, between British government troops and an alliance of Jacobites and Spaniards, resulting in a victory for the government forces. It was the last close engagement of British and foreign troops on...
, which brought to an end the first Jacobite rising.
He resumed the name of Sutherland, instead of Gordon. In 1719 by decree of Lyon Court, he was thereafter recognised Chief of the clan Sutherland
Clan Sutherland
Clan Sutherland is a Highland Scottish clan whose traditional territory is located in the region of Sutherland in northern highlands of Scotland and was one of the most powerful Scottish clans. The clan seat is at Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland...
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Family
He married three times, first to Helen, daughter of Lord CochraneEarl of Dundonald
Earl of Dundonald is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.The Earldom was created in 1669 for the Scottish soldier and politician William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald, along with the subsidiary title of Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree, with remainder to his heirs male, failing which to his...
; secondly to Katherine Tollemache, daughter of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Baronet; and thirdly to Frances Hodgson. He had two children with Helen:
- William Gordon, Lord StrathnaverWilliam Gordon, Lord StrathnaverWilliam Gordon , known by the courtesy title of Lord Strathnaver from 4 March 1703, was a Member of Parliament in Great Britain in 1708. In 1719, the family name was changed to Sutherland, when his father was recognised as the Chief of Clan Sutherland.Lord Strathnaver was the eldest son of John...
(19 December 1683 - 13 July 1720) who married Catherine Morrison, - Jean Gordon (abt 1692 Scotland - 11 February 1747 VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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