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of Farr) ; Sir James Lyle Mackay, and many other
distinguished clansmen.
Apart from the county associations there are many
Sutherland men at home and abroad who have done credit
to themselves and the county of their nativity. Among them
are politicians and statesmen, merchants, governors, and
professional men, explorers, missionaries, officers in the
army and navy, — indeed, they seem to have distinguished
themselves in every sphere of life, and in every part of the
globe. To attempt even to refer to them would occupy a
great deal more space than we can afford, but there is ample
material for a delightful volume, should anyone care to take
up the subject.

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Sutherland and the Reay country
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