The Earl of Sutherland | |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland |
| Successor | William Sutherland |
| Other names | John Sutherland[1] |
| Born | 1661 |
| Died | 27 June 1733 Chelsea |
| Wars and battles | Jacobite rebellion 1715 |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Cochrane Katherine Tollemache Frances Hodgson |
| Parents | George Gordon and Jean |
John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland KT PC (1661–1733) was a Scottish nobleman and army officer.
He was the only son of George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland (1633–1703), and his wife, Jean Wemmyss.[2]
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.[3] In 1703 he was appointed a privy councillor by Queen Anne.[2]
He aided in putting down the Jacobite rising of 1715.[3] 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 he led his regiment in the Battle of Glen Shiel, which brought to an end the third Jacobite rising.[2]
He resumed the name of Sutherland, instead of Gordon.[1] In 1719 by decree of Lyon Court, he was thereafter recognised Chief of the Clan Sutherland.
- ^ a b Greenway, D.E; Pryde, E.B; Roy, S. Porter, eds. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology. Cambridge University Press. p. 521.
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- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sutherland, Earls and Dukes of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 168–169.
