George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly
George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly, KT (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.[1]
Life
Huntly was the son of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne, and Margaret, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway. After succeeding to the title of Earl of Aboyne in 1794 after the death of his father, he also succeeded to the title of Marquess of Huntly after his distant cousin, the 5th Duke of Gordon, died in 1836.
Huntly played in three first-class cricket matches between 1787 and 1792 whilst he was styled Lord Strathavon. He was a member of the White Conduit Club and an early member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and played for early Surrey sides.[2][3]
From 1796 to 1806 he was Colonel in Chief to the 92nd Highlanders (Gordon Highlanders) and from 1806 to 1820 was Colonel in Chief to the 42nd Highlanders (Black Watch).[4]. Huntly was also Colonel of the Aberdeen Mititia and served as Aide de Camp to King William IV.
Family
On 4 April 1791, he married Catherine Cope (d. 16 November 1832), daughter of Sir Charles Cope, 2nd Baronet. They had nine children:
- Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (1792–1863)
- Catherine Susan Gordon, Lady Chesham (1792–1866), married Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham
- Reverend Lord George Gordon (1794–1862)
- Lady Charlotte Sophia Gordon (1796–1876)
- Lady Mary (1797-1825) having married Fredrick Charles William Seymour Esq on 15 April 1822
- Admiral Lord John Frederick Gordon-Hallyburton (1799–1878)
- Major Lord Henry Gordon (1802–1865) served in the East India Company Militia in Bengal. Married on 6 March 1827 to a Miss Payne, with issue.
- Cecil James Gordon (1806–1878)
- Lady Mary Gordon (1797–1825)
- Lt.-Col. Francis Arthur Gordon (1808–1857)[5]
References
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Lord Strathavon, CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2019. (subscription required)
- Lord Strathavon, CricInfo. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- Scottish Highlands: Highland Clans and Regiments
- "Huntly, Marquess of (S, 1599)". Cracrofts Peerage. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Huntly
| Masonic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Earl of Dalkeith |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1802–1804 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Dalhousie |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by George Gordon |
Marquess of Huntly 1836–1853 |
Succeeded by Charles Gordon |
| Preceded by Charles Gordon |
Earl of Aboyne 1795–1853 | |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Meldrum 1815–1853 |
Succeeded by Charles Gordon |