Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, and 1st Duke of Gordon, (27 February 181827 September 1903), styled Lord Settrington until 1819 and then Earl of March until 1860, was a British
Conservative
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politician.
Background and education
Born at Richmond House,
London
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, he was the son of
Charles Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, (3 August 179121 October 1860), of Goodwood House near Chichester in West Sussex, was a British peer, soldier and prominent Conservative politician.
Origins
He was born "Charles Lennox", the son and ...
and Lady Caroline, daughter of Field Marshal
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey. He was educated at
Westminster
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and
Christ Church, Oxford
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, where he had a short career as a
cricket
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er. He served in the
Royal Horse Guards and was
aide-de-camp to the
Duke of Wellington
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.
Political career
March entered politics as member for
Sussex West in 1841. He was sworn of the
Privy Council
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in 1859. In 1860, he succeeded his father as
Duke of Richmond and entered the
House of Lords
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. He chaired the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment, which reported in 1866, and the Royal Commission on Water Supply in 1869, which concluded that there was a need for some sort of overall planning of water supplies for domestic use.
He was made a
Knight of the Garter
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in 1867, and filled various positions in government in the Conservative administrations of
the Earl of Derby,
Disraeli
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and
the marquess of Salisbury. In 1876 he was rewarded for his public service by being created
Duke of Gordon
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and Earl of Kinrara in the
peerage of the United Kingdom
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.
He was also Chancellor of the
University of Aberdeen
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from 1861 until his death at
Gordon Castle
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in 1903.
Family
Richmond married Frances Harriett Greville, daughter of
Algernon Greville
Algernon Frederick Greville (29 December 1798 – 15 December 1864) was an English soldier, cricketer, and officer of arms who served as private secretary to the Duke of Wellington.
Life
He was commissioned an ensign in the Grenadier Guards on ...
, on 28 November 1843. They had six children:
* Lady Caroline Gordon-Lennox (12 October 18442 November 1934), who acted as chatelaine of Goodwood after her mother's death in 1887. She died unmarried in 1934.
*
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, 2nd Duke of Gordon, (27 December 1845 – 18 January 1928), 7th Duke of Aubigny ( French peerage in the French nobility), styled Lord Settrington until 1860 and Earl of March between ...
(1845–1928)
*
Lord Algernon Charles Gordon-Lennox (19 September 18473 October 1921), married Blanche Maynard and had issue one daughter,
Ivy Gordon-Lennox, (16 June 18873 March 1982), who m.
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland
William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland, (16 March 1893 – 21 March 1977), styled Marquess of Titchfield until 1943, was a British peer and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician.
Biography
Portland was the ...
.
* Captain Lord Francis Charles Gordon-Lennox (30 July 18491 January 1886), died unmarried
* Lady Florence Gordon-Lennox (21 June 185121 July 1895), died unmarried
*
Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox (29 July 186521 October 1922), married Alice Ogilvie-Grant and had issue
Ancestry
Bibliography
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References
External links
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Gordon Chapel
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