John Sutherland Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, TD,DL (10 May 1915 – 21 September 2000) was a British peer from the Egerton family. He was styled Viscount Brackley until 1944, when he became the 5th Earl of Ellesmere on inheriting his father's substantive title. He inherited his ducal title in 1963 from a distant cousin.
The son of John Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere, and Lady Violet Lambton, he was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He travelled to France with the British Expeditionary Force and was captured at St Valery in 1940. He spent four years in a prisoner of war camp. Upon his return in 1944, he succeeded his father as Earl of Ellesmere.
Estate duty forced the Duke to sell many pieces from the family's renowned collection of paintings and drawings. The family's wealth had shifted from landholdings to an estimated £120m collection of paintings which included Raphaels, Titians, Tintorettos, Poussins, and a large part of the famous Orléans collection from the Palais Royal in Paris. The wealth had come from the acquisitions of the third Duke of Bridgewater, who built the famous canal and passed on his mining riches, and from intermarriage. Benjamin Disraeli once paid tribute to the family's "talent for absorbing heiresses".
Despite the hundreds of paintings the Duke was forced to sell, he retained the Dutch masters for Mertoun. The Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh had a number of notable paintings in its possession on long-term loan from the Duke of Sutherland's estate, including pieces by Titian, El Greco, Raphael and van Dyck (one of which, the Venus Anadyomene, was bought by the gallery after his death towards inheritance tax). The Duke made it clear, by selling Bridgewater House in London, that he was abandoning metropolitan pursuits. He maintained the family horse racing tradition.
A Conservative, he took his seat in the Lords in 1945, but eschewed his right to vote or speak for more than half a century.[1] He did find his political voice as a Berwickshire county councillor.
The sixth duke kept a very local profile. In 1984 he sold four masterpieces to fund improving his 20-acre (0.081 km2) garden for opening to the public. In 1994 he disagreed when the National Gallery of Scotland sought to rehouse some of his paintings in a new gallery in Glasgow, preferring them to be dispersed around Scotland.
Familyedit
Sutherland married Lady Diana Percy (23 November 1917 – 16 June 1978), daughter of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, on 29 April 1939. Following the death of his first wife, on 16 August 1979 he married Evelyn Moubray, a former interior decorator who shared his love of fishing. There were no children from either marriage.
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Citationsedit
^HL Deb (6 December 1945) vol. 138. col. 401. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
Sourcesedit
Roth, Andrew (5 October 2000). "Obituary: The Duke of Sutherland". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
"Parliamentary career for Duke of Sutherland". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
john, egerton, duke, sutherland, john, sutherland, egerton, duke, sutherland, 1915, september, 2000, british, peer, from, egerton, family, styled, viscount, brackley, until, 1944, when, became, earl, ellesmere, inheriting, father, substantive, title, inherited. John Sutherland Egerton 6th Duke of Sutherland TD DL 10 May 1915 21 September 2000 was a British peer from the Egerton family He was styled Viscount Brackley until 1944 when he became the 5th Earl of Ellesmere on inheriting his father s substantive title He inherited his ducal title in 1963 from a distant cousin His GraceThe Duke of SutherlandTD DLPortrait by Allan Warren 1983BornJohn Sutherland Egerton Viscount Brackley10 May 1915Died21 September 2000 2000 09 21 aged 85 EducationEtonTrinity College CambridgeOccupation s Peer politicianPolitical partyConservativeSpousesLady Diana Percy m 1939 died 1978 wbr Evelyn Moubray m 1979 wbr Parent s John Egerton 4th Earl of EllesmereLady Violet Lambton Arms of the Dukes of Sutherland Egerton family Contents 1 Background and education 2 Career 3 Family 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 SourcesBackground and education editThe son of John Egerton 4th Earl of Ellesmere and Lady Violet Lambton he was educated at Eton and Trinity College Cambridge He travelled to France with the British Expeditionary Force and was captured at St Valery in 1940 He spent four years in a prisoner of war camp Upon his return in 1944 he succeeded his father as Earl of Ellesmere Career editIn 1963 George Sutherland Leveson Gower 5th Duke of Sutherland his distant cousin Geordie died leaving no immediate male heir Egerton succeeded to the dukedom but did not inherit the Sutherland estates or Dunrobin Castle which went to Elizabeth Janson Geordie s niece who became the Countess of Sutherland Estate duty forced the Duke to sell many pieces from the family s renowned collection of paintings and drawings The family s wealth had shifted from landholdings to an estimated 120m collection of paintings which included Raphaels Titians Tintorettos Poussins and a large part of the famous Orleans collection from the Palais Royal in Paris The wealth had come from the acquisitions of the third Duke of Bridgewater who built the famous canal and passed on his mining riches and from intermarriage Benjamin Disraeli once paid tribute to the family s talent for absorbing heiresses Despite the hundreds of paintings the Duke was forced to sell he retained the Dutch masters for Mertoun The Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh had a number of notable paintings in its possession on long term loan from the Duke of Sutherland s estate including pieces by Titian El Greco Raphael and van Dyck one of which the Venus Anadyomene was bought by the gallery after his death towards inheritance tax The Duke made it clear by selling Bridgewater House in London that he was abandoning metropolitan pursuits He maintained the family horse racing tradition A Conservative he took his seat in the Lords in 1945 but eschewed his right to vote or speak for more than half a century 1 He did find his political voice as a Berwickshire county councillor The sixth duke kept a very local profile In 1984 he sold four masterpieces to fund improving his 20 acre 0 081 km2 garden for opening to the public In 1994 he disagreed when the National Gallery of Scotland sought to rehouse some of his paintings in a new gallery in Glasgow preferring them to be dispersed around Scotland Family editSutherland married Lady Diana Percy 23 November 1917 16 June 1978 daughter of Alan Percy 8th Duke of Northumberland on 29 April 1939 Following the death of his first wife on 16 August 1979 he married Evelyn Moubray a former interior decorator who shared his love of fishing There were no children from either marriage References editCitations edit HL Deb 6 December 1945 vol 138 col 401 Retrieved 7 January 2020 Sources edit Roth Andrew 5 October 2000 Obituary The Duke of Sutherland The Guardian Retrieved 7 January 2020 Parliamentary career for Duke of Sutherland UK Parliament Retrieved 7 January 2020 Peerage of the United Kingdom Preceded byGeorge Sutherland Leveson Gower Duke of Sutherland1963 2000 Succeeded byFrancis Egerton Preceded byJohn Egerton Earl of Ellesmere1944 2000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Egerton 6th Duke of Sutherland amp oldid 1202763300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
