Alexander Gordon may refer to: * Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 1470), Scottish magnate *

Alexander Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) Alexander Gordon (died 1518) was a late medieval Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish churchman. He was member of the kindred of the Earl of Huntly, being cousin to the reigning earl. He was the third son of James Gordon, Laird of Haddo.Keith, ''Historica ...

(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 Alexander Gordon, Master of Sutherland (c.1505-1530), Scottish magnate, made Earl of Sutherland in 1527. Early life Alexander Gordon was the son of Adam Gordon of Aboyne (d.1538) and Elizabeth Sutherland, 10th Countess of Sutherland (d.1535), the ...

(died 1530), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Galloway) (died 1575), formerly bishop of the Isles and archbishop of Glasgow *

Alexander Gordon (pioneer) Alexander Gordon (1635 in Aberdeen Scotland – 1697), fought as a Royalist and was captured by Oliver Cromwell's army at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651 at the end of the English Civil War. He was imprisoned at Tothill Field outside L ...

(1635–1697), Scottish settler in New England *

Alexander Gordon (general) Alexander Gordon of Auchintoul (–July 1752) was a Scottish general who fought in the Russian army under Peter the Great in 1696–1711, and for the Jacobites in the Jacobite rising of 1715. He is mentioned as "Sandy Don" in the song Cam Y ...

(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) Alexander Gordon Master of Arts (Scotland), MA, Doctor of Medicine, MD (20 May 175219 October 1799) was a Scottish obstetrician best known for clearly demonstrating the contagious nature of Postpartum infections, puerperal sepsis (childbirth fev ...

(1752–1799), Scottish physician *

Alexander Snow Gordon Alexander Snow Gordon (? - 1803) was an American silversmith and inn-keeper, active in New York City. Little is known of his life, aside from the fact that he started business in 1795 at 40 William Street in New York City. He was a founding mem ...

(died 1803), American silversmith and inn-keeper *

Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, KT (18 June 1743 – 17 June 1827), styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, described by Kaimes as the "greatest subject in Britain", and was also known as the Cock o' the North, the tr ...

(1743–1827), Scottish nobleman *

Alexander Gordon (British cavalry officer) Alexander Gordon (1781–1873) was a British officer during the Napoleonic Wars. He was commissioned a captain in the 15th Hussars and he fought in the Peninsular War. His correspondence during the Corunna Campaign were collated and published ea ...

(1781–1873), British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars * Sir

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 w ...

(1786–1815), British Army officer who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo *

Alexander Gordon (Australian politician) Alexander Gordon (1815 – 12 December 1903) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in London to solicitor Alexander Gordon. He became a London barrister in 1841, focusing on equity law. He married Annie Chambers. He was al ...

(1815–1903), English-born Australian politician and barrister *

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 noncon ...

(1841–1931), English Unitarian minister and religious historian *

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 ...

(1881–1919), Scottish politician * Sir

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 J ...

(1882–1967) * Alexander

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 ...

(1910–1993), Scottish architect *

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 196 ...

(1931–2020), Scottish distiller *

Alexander V. Gordon Alexander V. Gordon (Russian: Гордон, Александр Владимирович) is a Russian historian, historiographer, socio-anthropologist, and culturologist. He is the author of important works on European history, modern civilizat ...

(born 1937), Russian historian, historiographer, socio-anthropologist, culturologist * Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1955–2020), British peer *

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 ...

(born 1964), Russian radio and television presenter, journalist, actor and director *

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 ...

(1818-1895), Scottish brewer and philanthropist

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