Sutherland
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Earl Wilbur, Jr., 1915–74, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1971.
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George, 1862–1942, U.S. politician and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1922–38.
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Dame Joan, 1926–2010, Australian soprano.
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Also called Sutherlandshire. a historic county in N Scotland.
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Graham. 1903–80, English artist, noted for his work as an official war artist (1941–44), for his tapestry Christ in Majesty (1962) in Coventry Cathedral, and for his portraits
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Dame Joan, 1926–2010 known as La Stupenda. Australian operatic soprano
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More than 200 years ago - long before the castle was built - the land at Ardross was owned by George Granville Leveson-Gower, the 1st Duke of Sutherland.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ms. Sutherland was a vice president of nutrition at Kellogg until 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"It was assessed we wouldn't get to the identification of Baby Auckland even if we used that technique," Sutherland told the coroner, adding: "We would still be some generations off."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Nestle and Sutherland, one element of the breakfast-cereal success formula is simple: “Sugar sells.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In company with Mr. Sutherland, who supplied McCoy with the before-mentioned materials, Mr. R. Daintree visited the Upper Flinders, and carefully collected the fossils from three localities, viz.,
From Early Days in North Queensland by Edward Palmer
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