There have been eleven Gordon Baronetcies :

Gordon of Letterfourie, Sutherland (1625)

The creation of Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, 4th son of the

Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland (died 1594) was a Scottish landowner. Early life He was the son of John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland and Marion Seton. When he was about fifteen years old in 1567, his parents were poisoned at Helm ...

, to the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James ...

was the first such in that Baronetage, and until the line failed in 1908 were the premier baronets in Scotland.

Gordon of Gordonstoun

Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun (14 May 1580 – 1656) was a Scottish politician and courtier, known as the historian of the noble house of Sutherland. Early life Born at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, on 14 May 1580, he was the fourth ...

(1580–1656), MP for

Invernesshire Inverness-shire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Covering much of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides, it is Scotland's largest county, though one of the smallest in populati ...

* Sir Ludovick Gordon, 2nd Baronet (1624 – ), MP for Elgin & Forresshire *

Sir Robert Gordon, 3rd Baronet Sir Robert Gordon, 3rd Baronet (1647–1704) was a Scottish courtier and politician. Life Born 7 March 1647, was the eldest son of Sir Ludovick Gordon, 2nd Baronet of Gordonstoun in Drainie, Elginshire, by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter and ...

FRS (1647–1704), MP for Sutherland * Sir Robert Gordon, 4th Baronet (1696–1772), MP for Caithness 1715–1722 * Sir Robert Gordon, 5th Baronet (c. 1738 – 1776) * Sir William Gordon, 6th Baronet (died 1795)

Gordon of Letterfourie

* Alexander Gordon of Letterfourie (1715–1797), never assumed title, dormant until 1806 * Sir James Gordon, 8th Baronet (1779–1843) * Sir William Gordon, 9th Baronet (1803–1861) * Sir Robert Glendonwyn Gordon, 10th Baronet (1824–1908) ''baronetcy dormant 24 Mar 1908''

Gordon of Cluny, Aberdeen (1625)

Sir Alexander Gordon, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died c. 1648) *

Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died c. 1668) ''baronetcy dormant c 1668''

Gordon of Lesmore, Aberdeen (1625)

* Sir James Gordon, 1st Baronet (died c. 1640) *

Sir James Gordon, 2nd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died c. 1647) *

Sir William Gordon, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died c. 1671) *

Sir William Gordon, 4th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died c. 1684) *

Sir James Gordon, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died c. 1710) * Sir William Gordon, 6th Baronet (died 1750) *

Sir Alexander Gordon, 7th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died 1782) *

Sir Francis Gordon, 8th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(c. 1764 – 1839) ''baronetcy dormant 9 Nov 1839''

Gordon of Lochinvar, Kirkcudbright (1626)

* Sir Robert Gordon of Lochinvar, 1st Baronet (c 1565 – 1628) *

(1599–1634) created

Viscount of Kenmure Viscount of Kenmure was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created by Charles I in 1633 for the prominent Presbyterian Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet. He was made Lord Lochinvar at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. Both titles ...

in 1633 ''Baronetcy merged with Viscountcy until it became dormant in 1847''

Gordon of Embo, Sutherland (1631)

* Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet (died 1649) * Sir Robert Gordon, 2nd Baronet (died 1697) *

Sir John Gordon, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died 1701) *

(died 1760) * Sir John Gordon, 5th Baronet (died 1779) * Sir James Gordon, 6th Baronet (died 1786) * Sir William Gordon, 7th Baronet (1736–1804) * Sir John Gordon, 8th Baronet (died 1804) * Sir Orford Gordon, 9th Baronet (died 1857) * Sir William Home Gordon, 10th Baronet (1818–1876) * Sir Home Seton Gordon, 11th Baronet (1845–1906) * Sir Home Seton Charles Montagu Gordon, 12th Baronet (1871–1956) ''Baronetcy extinct or dormant 9 Sep 1956''

Gordon of Haddo, Aberdeen (1642)

''see

Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, in the County of Aberdeen, in the County of Meath and in the County of Argyll, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 4 January 1916 for John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen. ...

Gordon of Park, Banff (1686)

* Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet (died 1713) *

(died 1727) *

(died 1751) * Sir John James Gordon, 4th Baronet (1749–1780) * Sir John Bury Gordon, 5th Baronet (1779–1835) ''baronetcy extinct or dormant 23 Jul 1835''

Gordon of Dalpholly, Sutherland (1704)

''also known as Gordon of Invergordon *

Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet (died 1742) was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1742. Gordon was the eldest son of Sir Adam Gordon of Dalpholly, Sutherland and his wife Anne Urquhart, daughter of Alexander ...

(died 1742) MP for Sutherlandshire 1708–1713 and 1714–1727 and

Cromartyshire Cromartyshire ( gd, Siorrachd Chromba) is a historic county in the Highlands of Scotland, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th centur ...

1741–1742 *

(c. 1707 – 1783) MP for

1742–1747 and 1754–1761 * Sir Adam Gordon, 3rd Baronet (died 1817) Rector of

West Tilbury West Tilbury is a village and former civil parish on the top of and on the sides of a tall river terrace overlooking the River Thames. Part of the modern town of Tilbury (including part of Tilbury Fort) is within the traditional parish of We ...

in Essex * Sir George Gordon, 4th Baronet (died 1840) * Sir Adam Gordon, 5th Baronet (died 1850) ''baronetcy dormant 1850''

Gordon of Earlston, Kirkcudbright (1706)

* Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Earlston (1654–1718) * Sir Alexander Gordon, 2nd Baronet (1650–1726) * Sir Thomas Gordon, 3rd Baronet (1685–1769) * Sir John Gordon, 4th Baronet (1720–1795) * Sir John Gordon, 5th Baronet (1780–1843) * Sir William Gordon, 6th Baronet (1830–1906) * Sir Charles Edward Gordon, 7th Baronet (1835–1910) * Sir Robert Charles Gordon, 8th Baronet (1862–1939) * Sir John Charles Gordon, 9th Baronet (1901–1982) * Sir Robert James Gordon, 10th Baronet (born 1932)

Gordon of Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire (1764)

* Sir Samuel Gordon, 1st Baronet (died 1780) * Sir Jenison William Gordon, 2nd Baronet (1747–1831) ''baronetcy extinct 1831''''The Times'', Wednesday 18 May 1831, p. 2.

Gordon of Northcourt, Isle of Wight (1818)

Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Baronet General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Baronet (21 October 1772 – 4 January 1851) was a general officer in the British Army. He notably served as most long-standing Quartermaster-General to the Forces, holding the position for some 40 years. ...

(1772–1851) * Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet (1806–1876) ''baronetcy extinct 1876''

References

Notes

Sources

*Cokayne. ''Complete Baronetage''. V vols. Exeter, 1902

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