Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair | |
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Arms: Azure, three Boar’s Heads couped Or, armed proper, and langued Gules, within a Double-Tressure flory counter-flory interchangeably with Thistles and Fleurs-de-lis Or. Crest: Two Arms holding a Bow and Arrow straight upwards in a shooting posture and at full draught proper. Supporters: Dexter: An Earl habited in his Robes proper. Sinister: A Doctor of Law habited in his Robes proper. | |
Creation date | 4 January 1916 |
Monarch | George V |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair |
Present holder | Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair |
Heir apparent | George Gordon, Viscount Formartine |
Subsidiary titles |
Earl of Aberdeen Earl of Haddo Viscount of Formartine Viscount Gordon Lord Haddo, Methlic, Tarves and Kellie Baronet ‘of Haddo’ |
Status | Extant |
Armorial motto |
FORTUNA SEQUATUR (Let fortune follow) |
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.
Family history
Baronetcy of Haddo
The Gordon family descends from John Gordon, who fought as a Royalist against the Covenanters in the Civil War. In 1642 he was created a baronet, of Haddo in the County of Aberdeen, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. In 1644 he was found guilty of treason and beheaded, with the baronetcy forfeited. The title was restored after the Restoration for his son John, the second Baronet.
Earldom of Aberdeen
The second Baronet died without male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He was a noted advocate and served as Lord President of the Court of Session and as Lord Chancellor of Scotland. On 30 November 1682 he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie, Viscount of Formartine and Earl of Aberdeen.[1] He was succeeded by his only surviving son, the second Earl. He sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1721 to 1727. On his death the titles passed to his eldest son from his second marriage, the third Earl. He was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1747 to 1761 and from 1774 to 1790.[2]
Lord Aberdeen, Prime Minister
The third earl was succeeded by his grandson, the fourth Earl, who was the eldest son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo. Lord Aberdeen was a distinguished diplomat and statesman and served as Foreign Secretary from 1828 to 1830 and from 1841 to 1846 and as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 to 1855. On 1 June 1814 he was created Viscount Gordon, of Aberdeen in the County of Aberdeen, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom,[3] which entitled him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. Aberdeen married firstly Lady Catherine Elizabeth (1784–1812), daughter of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn, and assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Hamilton in 1818.[4] When he died the titles passed to his eldest son from his second marriage to Harriet Douglas, the fifth Earl. He sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire. His eldest son, the sixth Earl, was a sailor and adventurer. He was accidentally drowned off the coast of America in 1870, without marrying or having children.[5]
Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
The sixth earl of Aberdeen was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Earl. John Hamilton-Gordon, was a Liberal politician and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1886[6] and from 1905 to 1915[7] and as Governor General of Canada from 1893 to 1898.[6] On 4 January 1916 he was created Earl of Haddo, in the County of Aberdeen, and Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, in the County of Aberdeen, in the County of Meath and in the County of Argyll. Both titles are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[7][8]
He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Marquess, who was a member of the London County Council and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire.[7] He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Marquess. He was notably President of the Federation of British Industries. When he died the titles passed to his eldest son, the fourth Marquess. He was a member of the Aberdeenshire County Council and Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire. He had four adopted children but no biological issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Marquess.[9] He was a broadcaster working for the BBC. He never married and on his death in 1984 the titles passed to his fourth and youngest brother, the sixth Marquess. He was Chairman of The Arts Club.[9] As of 2017 the titles are held by his only son, the seventh Marquess, who succeeded in 2002.
Other family members
Numerous other members of the Gordon family have also gained distinction. The Hon. William Gordon (d. 1816), eldest son from the third marriage of the second Earl, was a general in the Army. The Hon. Cosmo Gordon, second son from the third marriage of the second Earl, was a colonel in the Army. The Hon. Alexander Gordon (1739–1792), third son from the third marriage of the second Earl, was a Lord of Session from 1788 to 1792 under the judicial title of Lord Rockville. His son William Duff-Gordon was Member of Parliament for Worcester. In 1815 he succeeded his uncle as second Baron of Halkin according to a special remainder and assumed the additional surname of Duff (see Duff-Gordon baronets for further history of this branch of the family). The Hon. William Gordon, younger brother of the fourth Earl, was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy and sat as Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire. The Hon. Alexander Gordon (1786–1815), younger brother of the fourth Earl, was a soldier and was killed at the Battle of Waterloo.
The Hon. Sir Robert Gordon, younger brother of the fourth Earl, was a diplomat and served as British Ambassador to Austria. The Hon. John Gordon (1792–1869), younger brother of the fourth Earl, was an admiral in the Royal Navy. The Hon. Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (1817–1890), eldest son of the second marriage of the fourth Earl, was a general in the Army and sat as Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire East. His eldest son, Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon was also a general in the Army. Reverend the Hon. Douglas Hamilton-Gordon (1824–1901), third son of the second marriage of the fourth Earl, was Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria and Canon of Salisbury. The Hon. Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, fourth son of the second marriage of the fourth Earl, was a Liberal politician and was created Baron Stanmore in 1893 (see this title for more information on him and this branch of the family). Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, daughter of Dudley Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth, and wife of the first Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, was an author, philanthropist and an advocate of woman's interests.
The family seat is Haddo House, Aberdeenshire. The title Earl of Haddo is the courtesy title for the Marquess's eldest son and heir, the eldest son of whom uses the courtesy title Viscount of Formartine. The Marquesses of Aberdeen and Temair are related to the Marquesses of Huntly. Sir John Gordon (d. c. 1395) of Strathbogie, ancestor of Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, was the brother of Elizabeth Gordon. She married Sir Alexander Seton (d. 1438) and was the mother of Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (ancestor of the Marquesses of Huntly).
Gordon baronets, of Haddo (1642)
- Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet (1610–1644)
- Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet (c. 1632–1665)
- Sir George Gordon, 3rd Baronet (1637–1720) (created Viscount of Formartine and Earl of Aberdeen in 1682)
Earls of Aberdeen (1682)
- George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, 1st Viscount of Formartine (1637–1720)
- George Gordon, Lord Haddo (1674-d. between 1694-1708)
- William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen, 2nd Viscount of Formartine (1679–1745)
- George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen, 3rd Viscount of Formartine (1722–1801)
- George Gordon, Lord Haddo (1764–1791)
- George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 4th Viscount of Formartine, 1st Viscount Gordon (1784–1860) (Created Viscount Gordon in 1814)
- George John James Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen, 5th Viscount of Formartine, 2nd Viscount Gordon (1816–1864)
- George Hamilton-Gordon, 6th Earl of Aberdeen, 6th Viscount of Formartine, 3rd Viscount Gordon (1841–1870)
- John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen, 7th Viscount of Formartine, 4th Viscount Gordon (1847–1934) (created Earl of Haddo and Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in 1916)
Marquesses of Aberdeen and Temair (1916)
- John Campbell Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 7th Earl of Aberdeen, 1st Earl of Haddo, 7th Viscount of Formartine, 4th Viscount Gordon (1847–1934)
- George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 8th Earl of Aberdeen, 2nd Earl of Haddo, 8th Viscount of Formartine, 5th Viscount Gordon (1879–1965)
- Dudley Gladstone Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 9th Earl of Aberdeen, 3rd Earl of Haddo, 9th Viscount of Formartine, 6th Viscount Gordon (1883–1972)
- David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 10th Earl of Aberdeen, 4th Earl of Haddo, 10th Viscount of Formartine, 7th Viscount Gordon (1908–1974)
- Archibald Victor Dudley Gordon, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 11th Earl of Aberdeen, 5th Earl of Haddo, 11th Viscount of Formartine, 8th Viscount Gordon (1913–1984)
- Alastair Ninian John Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 12th Earl of Aberdeen, 6th Earl of Haddo, 12th Viscount of Formartine, 9th Viscount Gordon (1920–2002)
- Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 13th Earl of Aberdeen, 7th Earl of Haddo, 13th Viscount of Formartine, 10th Viscount Gordon (b. 1955)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son George Ian Alastair Gordon, Earl of Haddo (b. 1983).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Ivo Alexander Ninian Gordon, Viscount Formartine (b. 18 July 2012).
See also
References
- ↑ Cokayne 1910, p. 14.
- ↑ Cokayne 1910, p. 15.
- ↑ "No. 16909". The London Gazette. 18 June 1814. p. 1255.
- ↑ Cokayne 1910, p. 16.
- ↑ Cokayne 1910, p. 17.
- 1 2 Cokayne 1910, p. 18.
- 1 2 3 Cokayne 1940, p. 209.
- ↑ "No. 29427". The London Gazette. 4 January 1916. p. 179.
- 1 2 Montague-Smith 2008.
Bibliography
- Cokayne, George E. (1910). Gibbs, Vicary, ed. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. I, Ab-Adam to Basing. London: St. Catherine Press. pp. 14–18.
- Cokayne, George E. (1940). Doubleday, H. A.; Howard de Walden, Lord, eds. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. XIII, Peers Created 1901 to 1938. London: St. Catherine Press. pp. 3–4.
- Cokayne, George E. (1998). Hammond, Peter W., ed. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. XIV, Addenda and Corrigenda. London: Sutton Publishing. pp. 4–6.
- Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "ABERDEEN AND TEMAIR, MARQUESS OF (Gordon) (Marquess UK 1916 Earl S 1682, Bt S 1642)". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.