Sir Alexander Penrose Cumming-Gordon, 1st Baronet (19 May 1749 – 10 February 1806) was a Scottish politician.

Early life

Alexander was born on 19 May 1749 into

Clan Cumming Clan Cumming ( ), historically known as Clan Comyn, is a Scottish clan from the central Scottish Highlands, Highlands that played a major role in the history of 13th-century Scotland and in the Wars of Scottish Independence. The Clan Comyn was o ...

. He was the eldest son of Alexander Cumming of Rosehill and Penrose, Cornwall. Among his siblings was brother George Cumming, also MP for Inverness Burghs.

Career

In 1761, he succeeded to his father's estates; in 1775, he succeeded to Altyre,

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, his great-uncle George Cumming's estate; and in 1795, he succeeded to

Gordonstoun Gordonstoun School ( ) is an elite co-educational Private school (United Kingdom), private school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland. Two generations of British royalty were educated at Gordonstoun, including Prince Philip, Duke of Ed ...

, the estate of his cousin Sir William Gordon, 6th Baronet, after which he took additional surname of Gordon. Cumming-Gordon sat as member of parliament for Inverness Burghs from 1802 to 1803 after which he was succeeded by his younger brother George Cumming. In 1804 he was created a baronet, of Altyre near Forres.

Personal life

On 9 September 1773, he was married to Helen Grant, a daughter of

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, of Castle Grant, and the former Lady Margaret Ogilvy (a daughter of

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). Together, they were the parents of seven sons and nine daughters, including: *

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(1787–1854), MP for Elgin Burghs, who married Eliza Maria Campbell, eldest daughter of Col. John Campbell. After her death in 1842, he married Jane Eliza Mackintosh, a daughter of William Mackintosh, in 1846. * Charles Cumming-Bruce (1790–1875), MP for Inverness Burghs and Elginshire and Nairnshire, who married Mary Elizabeth Bruce, the only daughter of

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, in 1820.''Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository for the year 1850''. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1850 Sir Alexander died on 10 February 1806 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son,

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Descendants

Through his second son Charles, he was a grandfather of Elizabeth Mary Cumming-Bruce, who married

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* * * 1749 births 1806 deaths Nobility from Moray Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1802–1806 {{UK-baronet-stub