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George Gordon, Lord Haddo (28 January 1764 – 2 October 1791) was a Scottish
George Gordon, Lord Haddo (28 January 1764 – 2 October 1791) was a Scottish Freemason
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
and the eldest son of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen
George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen (19 June 1722 – 13 August 1801), styled Lord Haddo until 1745, was a Scottish peer.
He sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1747 to 1761, and from 1774 to 1790. He was against Willi ...
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On 18 June 1782, Haddo married Charlotte Baird (d. 8 October 1795) a sister of Sir David Baird, Bt. and they had seven children: Cites:
* Hon. George Hamilton-Gordon (1784–1869), later 4th Earl of Aberdeen and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1852–1855)
* Hon. William Gordon (1784–1858), politician and vice-admiral
* The Hon. Sir Alexander Gordon (1786–1815), lieutenant-colonel
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, killed at Waterloo
*Lady Alice Gordon (1787–1847), granted the rank of an earl's daughter in 1813, Lady-in-Waiting
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to Princess Sophia of Gloucester
Princess Sophia of Gloucester (Sophia Matilda; 29 May 1773 – 29 November 1844) was a great-granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and niece of King George III.
Life
Princess Sophia was born in Grosvenor Street, Mayfair. Her father w ...
, died unmarried.
* Hon. Charles Gordon (1790–1835), soldier
* Hon. Sir Robert Gordon (1791–1847), diplomat
* Hon. Sir John Gordon (1792–1869), naval officer
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Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer, or a warrant officer. However, absent context ...
Haddo was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
This is a list of Grand Master Masons of the Grand Lodge of Scotland:
# 1736–1737: William St Clair of Roslin
# 1737–1738: George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie
# 1738–1739: John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore (G.M. of England; 1740)
# 1739 ...
from 1784 to 1786. He predeceased his father in 1791 and on the latter's death in 1801, the earldom passed to Haddo's eldest son, George.
Legacy
Haddo Peak
Haddo Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada. Haddo Peak is located in the Lake Louise area of Banff National Park.
Haddo Peak honors the name of George Gordon, Lord Haddo. Named in 1916, the name became official in 1952.
Geology
Like other mou ...
in the Canadian Rocky Mountains was named in his honour.
Notes
References
* This source cites: ** ** 1764 births 1791 deaths British courtesy barons and lords of Parliament Heirs apparent who never acceded Freemasonry in Scotland 18th-century Scottish people Parents of prime ministers of the United KingdomGeorge
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People
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd Presid ...
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