Lord Ronald Gower | |
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![]() Portrait of Lord Ronald Gower by Henry Scott Tuke, 1897 | |
Member of Parliament for Sutherland | |
In office 1867–1874 | |
Preceded by | David Dundas |
Succeeded by | Marquess of Stafford |
Personal details | |
Born | Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower 2 August 1845 |
Died | 9 March 1916 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK | (aged 70)
Political party | Liberal |
Relations | See Leveson-Gower family |
Parent(s) | George, 2nd Duke of Sutherland Lady Harriet Howard |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (2 August 1845 – 9 March 1916), was a British sculptor, best known for his statue of Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon. He also wrote biographies of Marie Antoinette and Joan of Arc, as well as serving as Liberal Member of Parliament for Sutherland. He was accused by the Prince of Wales of “unnatural practices” and was one of several society figures implicated in the Cleveland Street Scandal, where a male brothel was raided by police.