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|Marriage=Katherine Morison
 
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|Issue=7 children
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|Issue=8 sons, 2 daughters
|Source=J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), viii, 355-7
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|Source=History of Parliament Online; J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), viii, 355-7
 
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Lord Strathnaver. Travelled to London in 1700 to join his father, John, (the sixteenth earl of Sutherland). Returned to Sutherland estates 1705.
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Lord Strathnaver. Travelled to London in 1700 to join his father, [[Sutherland, John (London)]] (the sixteenth earl of Sutherland). Returned to Sutherland estates 1705.  Father of [[Sutherland, John (Kensington)]]
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Elected MP for Tain (Northern) Burghs in 1708. Disqualified, however, once decision taken by the House (December 1708) that eldest sons of Scottish peers could not sit in Parliament under the terms of the Union.
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Appears to have tried to pursue a military career. Died of consumption in 1720.

Latest revision as of 21:37, 26 June 2014

Dates 1700-05, 1708
Location London
Vocation Politician
Place of Birth Scotland
Marriage Katherine Morison
Issue 8 sons, 2 daughters
Place of birth Source History of Parliament Online; J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), viii, 355-7

Lord Strathnaver. Travelled to London in 1700 to join his father, Sutherland, John (London) (the sixteenth earl of Sutherland). Returned to Sutherland estates 1705. Father of Sutherland, John (Kensington) Elected MP for Tain (Northern) Burghs in 1708. Disqualified, however, once decision taken by the House (December 1708) that eldest sons of Scottish peers could not sit in Parliament under the terms of the Union. Appears to have tried to pursue a military career. Died of consumption in 1720.