Notes:

He was Member of Parliament (Whig) for St Mawes 1808-12, for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1812-15 and for Staffordshire 1815-20; Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland 1831-61 and of Shropshire 1839-45; High Steward of Stafford 1833; a Trustee of the National Gallery 1835-61; Knight of the Garter 1841; a Trustee of the British Museum 1841-61

He was sum. to Parliament v.p. in his father's Barony of Gower 22 Nov 1826;
He suc. his mother 29 Jan 1839 as 20th Earl of Sutherland;

George married Lady Harriett Elizabeth Georgiana Howard, VA on 28 May 1823. Harriett (daughter of George (6th Earl of Carlisle) Howard and Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish) was born on 21 May 1806; died on 27 Oct 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lady Constance Gertrude Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was born on 16 Jun 1834; died on 19 Dec 1880.
2. Elizabeth Georgina Sutherland-Leveson-Gower died on 25 May 1878.
3. Caroline Sutherland-Leveson-Gower died on 13 May 1887.
4. Evelyn Levenson-Gower was born on 8 Aug 1825; died on 24 Nov 1869.
5. George Granville William (3rd Duke of Sutherland) Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was born on 19 Dec 1828 in Hamilton Place, London, England; died on 25 Nov 1888.
6. 7 Further Children Leveson-Gower

George married Elizabeth (Countess of Sutherland) Gordon on 4 Sep 1785. Elizabeth (daughter of William (18th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon and Mary Maxwell) was born on 24 May 1765; died on 29 Jan 1839. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Granville married Louisa Egerton on 23 Dec 1744. Louisa (daughter of Scroope (1st Duke of Bridgewater) Egerton and Rachel (of Bedford) Russell) was born on 30 Apr 1723; died on 14 Mar 1761. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary Maxwell on 14 Apr 1761. Mary (daughter of William (of Preston) Maxwell and Elizabeth Mary Hairstanes) died on 1 Jun 1766 in Bath, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Evelyn Pierrepont on 13 Mar 1712. Evelyn (daughter of Evelny (1st Duke Kingston-On-Thames) Pierrepont and Mary (of Denbigh) Feilding) died on 26 Jun 1729. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Scroope married Rachel (of Bedford) Russell on 4 Aug 1722. Rachel (daughter of Wriothesley (2nd Duke of Bedford) Russell and Elizabeth Howland) died on 22 May 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Elizabeth Wemyss on 2 Apr 1734. Elizabeth (daughter of David (4th Earl of Wemyss) Wemyss and Elizabeth Sinclair) died on 20 Feb 1747. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Prestoun
The lands of Prestoun occupy the bottom right hand corner of theStewartry of Kirkcudbright. At their heart is the three or four housesthat make up the burgh of Preston and a few hundred yards to the south isWreiths tower. The tower was once part of the Earldom of Morton and cameto Lord Maxwell with the Earldom in 1581. I would seem the lands remainedin the Earls line until the early part of the eighteenth century when thywere purchased by a William Maxwell who took Prestoun as his designation.Along with Prestoun he also seems to have had the lands of Cavens andKirkhouse, the whole adding up to a considerable holding. William wasmost likely a member of the Maxwell family of Carnsalloch inDumfriesshire. He was reputedly a very wealth man. His brother was HomerMaxwell was a lieutenant in Colonel Blythes regiment of foot and he had asister Mary married to the Rev. Allen of Dunscore. William was married toElizabeth Hairstains heiress of Craigs and had by her two daughters Marywho married the Earl of Sutherland and Willielma who married ViscountGlenorchy. William died shortly before the birth of his younger daughter.With the death of William's widow the lands passed out of Maxwell hands."
From Maxwell Lands at http://www.maxwellsociety.com/Scotland/Lands.htm

"On the Prestoun lands was a burgh of regality called Preston (i.e.,Priestown), which had four yearly fairs. The village has disappeared, butthe site of East Preston is marked by a stone cross pillar seven feethigh, on a pedestal four feet square and the same in height. A stone wallwas erected around it about 1832."
Page 140. In "Lands & Their Owners - Kirkbean Parish" From "The Parishesof the Stewarty of Kirkcudbrightshire" CD by James Bell available atwww.kirkyards.com

"About this time we find William Maxwell, styled of Prestoun, and havingsasine of the lands and barony of Prestoun and the lands and village ofCravens. We do not learn to which family he belonged, but from lettersfound, he appears to have been a relative of Maxwell of Carnsalloch. Hehad a brother, Homer, lieutenant in Colonel Blythes regiment of foot, andtwo sisters - Mary who married to the Reverend Mr Allen, minister ofDunscore, and Jean. Whether William Maxwell obtained the property throughmarriage or purchase, we are not in possession of the particulars. Thathe purchased is understood. The absence of direct information makes itnecessary to give all the infeftments so as to work out the succession.William Maxwell was married, but to whom, we have not traced. She isstated to have been a proud and ambitious women. He appears to have diedin 1741, and had issue -

Mary, who married at Edinburgh on the 14th April 1761, William, Earl ofSutherland, and had issue, two daughters, the eldest of whom, Catherinedied in 1766, aged about two years, and in June following the Earl andCountess. The other daughter, Elizabeth, became Countess of Sutherland inher own right. She married, in 1785, George Granville, Levenson Gower.Afterwards Marquis of Stafford, and created, in 1833, Duke of Sutherland.

Willielma. She was born after her father's death. She was married (aboutthe same time as her sister) to John, Viscount Glenorchy, the second sonand heir to John third Earl of Breadalbane. Seized with .dangerous feverat Taymooth Castle in 1765, she became seriously alive to the importanceof religion, and her name became well known as a zealous supporter of theProtestant Church first as an Episcopalian, then as a Wesley, and lastlyin communion with the Church of Scotland. Her first desire was to have aplace of worship in which ministers of all the Protestant Churchs, shouldpreach. This was a failure. Lord Glenorchy bought the estate of Barnton,near Edinburgh, and at his death, in 1771, he bequeathed it, and all hisdisposable property to her. The Church she built in Edinburgh is stillcalled Lady Glenorchy's. She also established Presbyterian Churches inseveral places in England. She died about 1786. She left no issue.

We have given accounts of William Maxwell's two daughters above. Theywere his co heiresses. On the 13th May 1742, Mary and Willielma Maxwell,daughters and heir-portioners of the deceased William Maxwell ofPrestoon, had sasine of the forty shilling land of Wreath."

Pages 146-147. In "Lands & Their Owners - Kirkbean Parish" From "TheParishes of the Stewarty of Kirkcudbrightshire" CD by James Bellavailable at www.kirkyards.com

William + Elizabeth Mary Hairstanes. Elizabeth (daughter of William (of Craigs) Hairstanes and Mary Maxwell) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]