George Gordon (died 1588) was a 16th-century

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Life

He was the son of Alexander Gordon, Bishop of Galloway, and the brother of John Gordon, also Bishop of Galloway. He was a cousin of the Earls of Huntly, being the great-grandson of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly. He was Commendator at

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from June 1587.''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; vol. 7; by Hew Scott George Gordon was provided to the

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on the resignation of his brother John on 8 July 1586. There is no evidence that he ever received

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before his death, which occurred sometime between 1 April and 5 November 1588. After his death, hostility in Scotland to episcopacy meant that no new bishops were made until 1605.

Family

He was married to Margaret McKie.

References

* Donaldson, Gordon, "The Bishops and Priors of Whithorn", in ''Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History & Antiquarians Society: Transactions and Journal of Proceedings'', Third Series, vol. 27 (1950), pp. 127–54 * Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912) * Watt, D. E. R., ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638'', 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, George 16th-century births 1588 deaths Bishops of Galloway (Church of Scotland)