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Alexander Gordon (d
Alexander Gordon may refer to: * Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 1470), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) (died 1518), Precentor of Moray and Bishop-elect of Aberdeen * Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 1524), Scottish nobleman * Alexander Gordon, Master of Sutherland (died 1530), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Galloway) (died 1575), formerly bishop of the Isles and archbishop of Glasgow * Alexander Gordon (pioneer) (1635–1697), Scottish settler in New England * Alexander Gordon (general) (1670–1752), Laird of Auchintoul, Scottish general of the Russian army and Jacobite * Alexander Gordon (antiquary) (c. 1692–1755), Scottish antiquary and singer * Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon (c. 1678–1728), Scottish peer * Alexander Gordon, 18th-century British founder of Gordon's Gin * Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville (1739–1792), Scottish judge * Alexander Gordon (physician) (1752–1799), Scottish physician * Alexan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl Of Huntly
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 15 July 1470), who adopted the family name of Gordon from about 1457, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish magnate. He was knighted in 1439/1440 and was Lord of Badenoch, Gordon, Strathbogie and Cluny. Life He was the son of Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon (died 1440) (2nd son of Sir William Seton of that Ilk), by his spouse Elizabeth Gordon, Heiress of Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon (died 16 March 1439), daughter and heiress of Adam de Gordon (died 1402), Sir Adam Gordon of that Ilk.George Edward Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage; or, a History of the House of Lords and all its members from the earliest times'', Vol. VI, eds. H. A. Doubleday: Howard de Walden (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1926), p. 675 In 1435 he accompanied the princess Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France, Margaret to France to marry the Louis XI of France, 9th Dauphin of France.''The records of Aboyne MCCXXX-MDCLXXXI'', ed. Charles Gordon Huntly (Aberdeen: The New Spal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gordon (British Staff Officer)
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon (1786 – 18 June 1815) was a Scottish officer in the British Army who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo. His correspondence was collated and published early in the early 21st century. Life Gordon was the third son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo, son of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen, and Charlotte Baird. His brothers were Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, and Sir Robert Gordon. He joined the military campaign against Napoleon during the Battle of Corunna in 1808 as the Aide-de-camp to his uncle, General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet. He then became ADC to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for the next six years, until he was killed at Waterloo. Military Gordon received brevet promotions to Major and Lieutenant-Colonel as a reward for carrying to London despatches announcing victory, first at the Battle of Corunna and then at Ciudad Rodrigo. After Bonaparte's exile to Elba in 1814, Gordon was ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Gordon (other)
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Alex Gordon is a Major League Baseball] player who played for the Kansas City Royals. Alex Gordon may also refer to: *Alex Gordon (police agent), a police infiltrator *Alex Gordon (gridiron football) (born 1964), former NFL linebacker *Alex Gordon, former collegiate basketball player, currently with Chorale Roanne in France *Alex Gordon (footballer) (1940–1996), Scottish footballer *Alex Gordon (writer-producer) (1922–2003), British writer and film producer *Alex Gordon (rugby union) (born 1991), American rugby union footballer *Sir Alex Gordon (architect) (1917–1999), Welsh architect *Alex Gordon (priest) (born 1949), Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness See also *Alexander Gordon (other) Alexander Gordon may refer to: * Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 1470), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) (died 1518), Precentor of Moray and Bishop-elect of Aberdeen * Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gordon (brewer)
Alexander Gordon (1818–1895) was a Scottish brewer and philanthropist. He was born in Glen Girnock, Aberdeenshire and studied an apprenticeship in Dundee. Shortly after turning 18 Gordon was placed in charge of a brewery in Aberdeen and later worked at the Lochnagar distillery. He moved to London and founded the Messrs. Gordons Brewery in Islington in 1852. Gordon opened a second brewery in Peckham and grew wealthy before his retirement in 1891. Gordon donated money to improve Ballater, a village near his birthplace. His donations enabled the erection of a church, two halls and the Polhollick bridge. Gordon had no children and his estate paid to construct the Cambus O' May bridge after his death. Early life Gordon was born in 1818 at Littlemill, Glen Girnock, Aberdeenshire. He was the second son of a tenant farmer married to Betty Gauld of Migvie. He also had two sisters and at least two brothers. Alexander Gordon and his brother, John, were sent to stay with their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gordon (journalist)
Alexander Garrievich Gordon (russian: Алeксандp Гаppиeвич Гордон, born February 20, 1964) is a Russian radio and television presenter, journalist, actor and director. He has worked on "NTV" channel and " Channel One". As of January 2023, Gordon is the host of First Channel's Dok-Tok. Personal life Gordon is Russian Jewish descent. He is a son of the poet and artist from Odessa, Harry Gordon and Antonina Striga. He has been married five times and has four children.It's only the beginning? Personal life of Alexander Gordon - 5 marriages, 2 novels, 4 children The Voice Magazine. Honors and awards * 2007 - |
Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess Of Aberdeen And Temair
Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, (31 March 1955 – 12 March 2020) was a Scottish peer and the son of Alastair Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair. Life Gordon was educated at Cothill House, Abingdon, and Harrow School. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire in 1998. The Dowager Marchioness is a patron of Haddo House Choral and Operatic Society. Marriage and issue He married Joanna Clodagh Houldsworth in 1981. They had four children: * George Ian Alastair Gordon, 8th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (b. 4 May 1983). He married Isabelle Coaten. They have two sons and one daughter: ** Ivo Alexander Ninian Gordon, Earl of Haddo (b. 18 July 2012) ** Lord Johnny David Nehemiah Gordon (b. 23 June 2014) ** Lady Christabel Alexandra Lully Gordon (b. 1 March 2016) ** Lord Louis George Solomon Gordon (b. 5 September 2018) * Lord Sam Dudley Gordon (b. 25 October 1985). Lord Sam is married to Isobel Tatham. They have one son and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander V
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Grant Gordon
Alexander Grant Gordon (6 May 193121 December 2020) was a Scottish distiller who was credited with creating a global market for single malt Scotch whisky. As a managing director of the William Grant and Sons Glenfiddich distillery between 1968 and 1996, he is credited with global market success of the Glenfiddich brand. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1988. Early life Gordon was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 6 May 1931. His mother was a doctor, and his father was the chairman of William Grant and Sons, a Scottish distilling company. Gordon was the great-grandson of the founder of the company. He was initially educated in Dufftown and then attended Rugby School, Warwickshire, England. He graduated with a degree in mathematics and law from Queens' College, Cambridge. He wanted to pursue a career in law or in aircraft design, but his father's diagnosis with colorectal cancer and later death prompted him to return and join the family distilli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esmé Gordon
Alexander Esmé Gordon (12 September 1910 – 31 May 1993) was a Scottish Modernist architect, writer, and painter who served as Secretary of the Royal Scottish Academy between 1973 and 1978. Born in Edinburgh and educated at Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh College of Art, Gordon worked as an assistant at Burnet, Tait, and Lorne before setting up his own practice in Edinburgh with James Robertson. During the Second World War, Gordon served in the Royal Engineers. In 1946, he formed a partnership with William Gordon Dey. Gordon worked mostly on ecclesiastical, educational, and commercial buildings: notable designs include the South of Scotland Electricity Board's George Street headquarters and Heriot-Watt University's Department of Brewing and Biochemistry as well as additions to St Giles' Cathedral and Moray House. In the latter part of his life, Gordon devoted his energies to the Royal Scottish Academy, serving as its Secretary between 1973 and 1978. Gordon was also a wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gordon (Northern Ireland Politician)
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Robert Gisborne Gordon GBE DSO PC (NI) (28 July 1882 – 23 April 1967) was a Unionist Member and Senator in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Family background Sir Alexander was born in County Down on 28 July 1882, the son of Ada Austen Eyre and Alexander Hamilton Miller Haven Gordon, DL of Florida Manor, Killinchy and Delamont, Killyleagh. Florida Manor, a late 17th-century estate, described by Sir Charles Brett as a "rather mysterious house", came to the Gordons by the marriage, in 1755, of Robert Gordon to Alice Arbuckle, heiress to the Crawfords of Crawfordsburn. The Gordons were hitherto wine and spirit merchants but the progeny of this marriage, David, established Gordon and Company bankers, later to become Belfast Banking Company. David Gordon went on to marry a cousin of his mother's – Mary Crawford, of Crawfordsburn – in 1789. Florida Manor was sold in 1910. Sir Alexander inherited Delamont from his father. During his residenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Theodore Gordon
Alexander Theodore Gordon (11 May 1881 – 6 March 1919) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central in the 1918 General Election, but died two months later. He joined the Gordon Highlanders as second lieutenant on 30 June 1900, and served in the Second Boer War in 1900–01; taking part in the operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, from July to November 1900, and later in the Orange River Colony. He was promoted to lieutenant on 21 February 1902. The war ended in June 1902, and Gordon left Cape Town on the SS ''Scot'' in September, returning home. During the First World War he was head of the Forage Department of the War Office in Scotland, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was also an expert breeder of Shorthorn Cattle. At the 1918 General Election, Gordon won the new constituency of Aberdeen and Kincardine Central by a majority of 638 votes over the Liberal candidate.''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gordon (Unitarian)
Alexander Gordon (9 June 1841 – 21 February 1931) was an English Unitarian minister and religious historian. A prolific contributor to the ''Dictionary of National Biography'', he wrote for it well over 700 articles dealing mainly with nonconformists. Life Gordon was born in Coventry, the son of John Gordon, a Unitarian minister. He was an undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh from 1856 to 1859, then trained at Manchester New College in London, and studied under Ignaz von Döllinger in Munich. He was a minister at Aberdeen, at Hope Street Unitarian Chapel in Liverpool alongside Charles Wicksteed, and at the Octagon Chapel, Norwich, before settling in Belfast in 1877 at its First Presbyterian Church. He was Principal of the Unitarian Home Missionary College Unitarian College Manchester is one of two Unitarian seminaries in England. It is based at Luther King House in the Brighton Grove area of Manchester, and its degrees are validated by the University of Manchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
