George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly, (28 June 1761 – 17 June 1853), styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer.

Early life

George was the son of

Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne (c. 1726 – 28 December 1794). The eldest son of John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne and Grace Lockhart, he succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Aboyne on 7 April 1732. On his death in 1794 he was succeeded in his t ...

, and Lady Margaret Stewart. His only surviving sister, Lady Margaret Gordon, married William Beckford. After his mother's death in August 1762, his father remarried to Lady Mary Douglas (a daughter of

James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, KT, PRS (1702 – 12 October 1768) was a Scottish astronomer and representative peer who was president of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death. He also became ...

). From this marriage, he had a younger half-brother, Lord Douglas Gordon (who married Louisa Leslie). His paternal grandparents were

John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne (April 1700National Library of Scotland, MS 1338, f. 143. – 7 April 1732) was the son of Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Aboyne in April 1702. On the da ...

(eldest son of

Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne (c. 1670 – April 1702). The eldest son of Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon, he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Aboyne in March 1681. At the time of his death in April 1702, he was succee ...

and, his cousin, Lady Elizabeth Lyon, second daughter of

Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (29 May 1643 – 15 May 1695) was a Scottish peer and nobleman. He was the son of John Lyon, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne and his wife Lady Elizabeth Maule, daughter of Patrick Maule, 1st Earl of Panmu ...

) and the former Grace Lockhart (a daughter of George Lockhart of Carnwath). Through the male line, his great-great-grandfather,

Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne (c1638 - March 1681). The fourth son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly and Lady Anne Campbell, he was created 1st Earl of Aboyne and 1st Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet by Letters Patent on 10 Sept ...

was the fourth son of

George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (1592March 1649), styled Earl of Enzie from 1599 to 1636, eldest son of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly by Lady Henrietta Stewart, daughter of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, born at Huntly Castl ...

. His mother was the third daughter of

Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway ( – 24 September 1773) was a Scottish aristocrat. Early life Alexander was the eldest son of Lady Catherine Montgomerie and James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway, a Commissioner of the Scottish Treasury an ...

and, his second wife, Lady Catherine Cochrane (the third and youngest daughter of

John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald (4 July 1687 – 5 June 1720), was a Scottish aristocrat and politician. Early life Cochrane was born on 4 July 1687. He was the second son of John Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundonald and Lady Susan Hamilton. His e ...

). Among his mother's siblings were

John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway, (13 March 1736 – 13 November 1806), styled Viscount Garlies from 1747 until 1773, was a British peer who became the 7th Earl of Galloway in 1773 and served as a Member of Parliament from 1761 to 1773. Early ...

(who married Lady Charlotte Mary Greville, and Anne Dashwood); Hon. George Stewart (a

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who died at

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during the

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); Hon.

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(who married Georgina Isabella d'Aguilar); Lady Catherine Stewart (wife of James Murray of Broughton); Lady Susanna Stewart (the wife of

Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, KG PC (4 August 172126 October 1803), known as Viscount Trentham from 1746 to 1754 and as The Earl Gower from 1754 to 1786, was a British politician from the Leveson-Gower family. Background ...

); Lady Harriet Stewart (the wife of

Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton and 6th Duke of Brandon (15 July 1740 – 16 February 1819) was a Scottish peer and politician. Background and education Hamilton was the second son of the 5th Duke of Hamilton, by his third wife, Ann ...

); and Lady Charlotte Stewart (the wife of

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Career

Huntly played in three

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matches between 1787 and 1792 whilst he was styled Lord Strathavon. He was a member of the

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and an early member of the

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(MCC) and played for early Surrey sides.Lord Strathavon
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. Retrieved 26 December 2019. Upon the death of his father in 1794, he succeeded to the title of

Earl of Aboyne Earl of Aboyne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, borne in the Gordon family (see the Marquess of Huntly for earlier history of the family). There is some contemporary evidence that this title was first created for James Gordon, 2nd Visco ...

in the

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. On 11 August 1815, he was created Baron Meldrum, of Morven in the County of Aberdeen in the

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. After the death of his distant cousin, the 5th Duke of Gordon in 1836, he claimed the title of

Marquess of Huntly Marquess of Huntly (traditionally spelled Marquis in Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: ''Coileach Strath Bhalgaidh'') is a title in the Peerage of Scotland that was created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existin ...

(also in the Peerage of Scotland), which was acknowledged in 1838 (but not the Earldom of Enzie or the Lordship of Gordon of Badenoch). From 1796 to 1806, he was Colonel in Chief to the 92nd Highlanders (

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) and, from 1806 to 1820, was Colonel in Chief to the 42nd Highlanders (

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).Scottish Highlands: Highland Clans and Regiments Huntly was also Colonel of the Aberdeen Mititia and served as '' aide-de-camp'' to King

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from 1830 to 1837 and to

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from 1837 to 1853.

Personal life

On 4 April 1791, he married Catherine Cope (d. 16 November 1832), second daughter and co-heiress of

Sir Charles Cope, 2nd Baronet Sir Charles Cope, 2nd Baronet (c. 1743 – 14 June 1781) was a British aristocrat. He was the eldest son of Jonathan Cope, the eldest son of Sir Jonathan Cope, 1st Baronet. His father was baptised on 27 October 1717 at Sarsden, Oxfordshire, and d ...

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and the former Catherine Bisshopp (a daughter of

Sir Cecil Bishopp, 6th Baronet Sir Cecil Bisshopp, 6th Baronet Bisshopp (30 October 1700 – 15 June 1778), was a British politician. He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Bishopp, of Parham, co. Sussex on 25 October 1725. He was Member of Parliament for Penryn betw ...

). After her father's death, her mother remarried to

Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, PC (26 April 172917 December 1808), known as Lord Hawkesbury between 1786 and 1796, was a British statesman. He was the father of Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. Early years, f ...

. Together, they had nine children: *

Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (4 January 1792 – 18 September 1863), styled Lord Strathavon from 1794 to 1836 and Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853, was a Scottish peer and first a Tory (1818–1830) and then a Whig (1830 onwards) po ...

(1792–1863), who married Lady Elizabeth Henrietta Conyngham, the eldest daughter of

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, in 1826. After her death in August 1839, he married Maria Antoinetta Pegus, the only surviving daughter of Rev. William Peter Pegus and the former Charlotte Susanna Layard (a daughter of

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Charles Layard,

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), in 1844. * Lady Catherine Susan Gordon (1792–1866), who married

Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham (28 August 1793 – 12 November 1863) was a British Liberal politician. Early life Cavendish was the fourth son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington, third son of the former Pri ...

. * Lord George Gordon (1794–1862), the Rector of Chesterton who married Charlotte Anne Vaughan, a daughter of Col. Thomas Wright Vaughan, in 1851. * Lady Charlotte Sophia Gordon (1796–1876), who did not marry. * Lady Mary Gordon (1797–1825), who married, as his first wife, Frederick Charles William Seymour, Esq., a son of

Lord Hugh Seymour Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour (29 April 1759 – 11 September 1801) was a senior British Royal Navy officer of the late 18th century who was the fifth son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, and became known for being both a p ...

, in 1822. *

Lord John Frederick Gordon-Hallyburton Admiral Lord John Frederick Gordon Hallyburton, GCH (15 August 1799 – 29 September 1878) was a Scottish naval officer and Member of Parliament. Life and career He was born the Honourable John Frederick Gordon, third son of George Gordon, 5th E ...

(1799–1878), an Admiral of the

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who married Lady Augusta (

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FitzClarence) Kennedy-Erskine, the widow of Hon. John Kennedy-Erskine (second son of

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), sister of George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster, and fourth daughter of King

and his mistress

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, in 1836. * Lord Henry Gordon (1802–1865), a Major in the

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Militia in Bengal; he married Louisa Payne in 1827. * Lord Cecil James Gordon-Moore (1806–1878), who married Emily Moore, a daughter of Maurice Crosbie Moore of Mooresfort, in 1841. * Lord Francis Arthur Gordon (1808–1857), a Lt.-Col. who married Isabel Grant, a daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir

William Keir Grant General (United Kingdom), General Sir William Keir Grant, Order of the Bath, KCB, Royal Guelphic Order, GCH (born William Keir; 25 May 1771''Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950'' – 7 May 1852) was a British Army general during the f ...

, in 1835. Lady Huntly died on 16 November 1832. Lord Huntly died on 17 June 1853.

References

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