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Mansion House Committee

The Mansion House Committee and Food Supply

Through his involvement with the Mansion House Committee, in 1903 Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851-1913), the fourth Duke of Sutherland, became Chairman of the ‘Association to Promote an Official Inquiry into the Security of our Food Supply in Time of War’. The Association was established in the light of a recognition that Britain had been under prepared for the Boer War of 1899 -1901 and a fear of war in the future.

The Sutherland Papers include a wealth of printed pamphlets and papers relating to the Association and the issues surrounding its foundation amidst the naval arms race between Britain and Germany and the diplomatic manoeuvring which the great powers undertook.

Click here to see documents relating to the food supply enquiry and the Mansion House Committee

The Mansion House Committee and Ireland

During the 1880s George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1828-1892), the third Duke of Sutherland, was involved in a fundraising campaign launched by the Mansion House Committee to provide relief to people affected by the property rights controversy in Ireland. Click here to find out more about the issues surrounding this scheme, including political debate and public perception.

Click here to see documents relating to the Mansion House Committee and Ireland in the Sutherland Papers
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