Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox, (29 July 1865 – 21 October 1922) was a British

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politician. He served as

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from 1891 to 1892 under Lord Salisbury.

Background

Gordon-Lennox was the youngest of the four sons of

Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond 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 politician. Ba ...

, by his wife Frances Harriett Greville, daughter of

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.thepeerage.com Rt. Hon. Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox
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Political career

Gordon-Lennox entered

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in 1888 as

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for

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, a seat he held until 1894. In 1891 he was sworn of the

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and appointed

under Lord Salisbury, a post he retained until the government fell the following year.

Family

Gordon-Lennox married Alice Ogilvie-Grant, daughter of The Honourable George Henry Ogilvie-Grant and granddaughter of

Francis Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield (6 March 1778 – 30 July 1853) was a Scottish nobleman, a Member of Parliament and is listed as the 25th Chief of The Clan Grant. The names Grant and Ogilvie The family of Grant of Grant, ...

, on 6 July 1889. They had at least one child, Victor Charles Hugh Gordon-Lennox (1897–1967). Gordon-Lennox died in October 1922, aged 57. Lady Walter Gordon-Lennox died in March 1946, aged 90.

References

1865 births 1922 deaths UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Younger sons of dukes Treasurers of the Household Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub