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Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower
1845–1916
An aristocrat who moved easily between politics, sculpture, and literary biography, he is best remembered for shaping public monuments in Stratford-upon-Avon. His life also touched the social and artistic circles of late Victorian Britain, giving his work an added layer of historical interest.
3 Audiobooks
Joan of Arc
by Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower
The Tower of London, (Vol. 2 of 2)
by Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower
The Tower of London, (Vol. 1 of 2)
by Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower
About the author
Born on August 2, 1845, Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower was the youngest son of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland. He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Sutherland from 1867 to 1874, but public life was only one part of his career.
He became better known as a sculptor and writer. His most famous work is the statue of Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, and he also created related memorial figures there, including Hamlet. Alongside his sculpture, he wrote biographies of figures such as Marie Antoinette and Joan of Arc.
Gower died on March 9, 1916. Today he stands out as a distinctly Victorian figure: a man of rank who turned from Parliament to the arts and left a visible mark on one of England’s most famous literary towns.