Charles William Gordon (MP)

Charles William Gordon
Member of Parliament
for Berwick-upon-Tweed
In office
2 May 1859 – 15 June 1863
Serving with Dudley Marjoribanks (August 1859–1863)
Ralph Earle (May 1859–August 1859)
Preceded by Dudley Marjoribanks
John Stapleton
Succeeded by Dudley Marjoribanks
William Cargill
Personal details
Born 19 March 1817
Died 15 June 1863(1863-06-15) (aged 46)
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Parents Charles Gordon
Elisabeth

Charles William Gordon (19 March 1817 – 15 June 1863)[1] was a British army officer and Conservative politician. He was a captain in the Madras Light Infantry.[2][3] He was the son of Charles Gordon of Fyvie Castle, a son of Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville.[4]

Gordon contested the 1857 general election, but was only elected Conservative MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed at the 1859 general election and held the seat until his death in 1863.[5][2]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
  2. 1 2 "Charles William Gordon". The Peerage. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Disraeli, Benjamin; Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George (1982). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1857–1859. University of Toronto Press. pp. 343 note 1. ISBN 9780802087287. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Wickham, Michael John (2002) Electoral politics in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, 1832–1885, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses at p. 302
  5. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Dudley Marjoribanks
John Stapleton		 Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed
1859–1863
With: Dudley Marjoribanks (August 1859–1863)
Ralph Earle (May 1859–August 1859)		 Succeeded by
Dudley Marjoribanks
William Cargill
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