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Gordon, George Hamilton (Lord
Haddo
).
Adm. nobleman at
ST JOHN'S, June 30, 1800. S.
and h. of George Gordon (Viscount Haddo). [B. Jan. 28, 1784, in Edinburgh.]
School, Harrow. Styled
Lord Haddo from his father's death in 1791 and succeeded his grandfather as 4th
Earl of Aberdeen,
Aug. 1801. Matric. Fell.-Com. Easter, 1804; M.A. 1804. Travelled in Greece and
founded the Athenian
Society, 1803, and was the 'travelled thane' of Byron's English Bards and
Scotch Reviewers
.
Scottish representative peer, 1806-14. Order of the Thistle, 1808. F.S.A., 1808;
President, 1812-16.
Ambassador-Extraordinary at Vienna, 1813, and representative at the Congress of
Châtillon, 1814.
P.C. Created Viscount Gordon, 1814. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Foreign Secretary, 1828-30
and 1841-6. Secretary for War and the Colonies, 1834-5. Brought in the Non-
Intrusion Bill, an
attempt to avert the impending schism in the Scotch Church, but had to withdraw
it owing to much
opposition. Improved relations with America by the Oregon treaty, 1846. The
recognized leader of the
Peel party after the death of Sir Robert Peel, 1850. Joined the Whigs on the
house-tax resolution,
1852, and brought about the defeat of Lord Derby's ministry. Prime Minister and
First Lord of the
Treasury, 1852; resigned after vote of censure on the conduct of the war, 1855.
Order of the Garter,
1855. Spoke for the last time in the House of Lords during the debate on the
Scotch Universities
Bill, 1858. Married (1) July 28, 1805, Lady Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton, dau.
of John, 1st Marquis
of Abercorn, and had issue; (2) July 8, 1815, Harriet, dau. of the Hon. John
Douglas and widow of
James, Viscount Hamilton, and had further issue. In Nov. 1818, obtained a Royal
licence to assume
the surname of Hamilton immediately before Gordon 'as a last memorial of his
respect for the memory
of his late father-in-law, John James, Marquis of Abercorn, K.C., deceased.'
Author of a Preface and
Notes on Whittington's Ecclesiastical Antiquities of France and an
Introduction to a
translation by William Wilkins of The Civil Architecture of Vitruvius
which was afterwards
published separately under the title of An Enquiry into the Principles of
Beauty in Grecian
Architecture
. His correspondence was privately printed by his son, Sir A. H.
Gordon, afterwards
Lord Stanmore. Died Dec. 14, 1860, at Argyll House, Regent Street, London. 'A
man of encyclopaedic
knowledge. Colleagues and friends, whenever at a loss, came to him for
information on the most
varied topics and rarely in vain.' Brother of Robert (1809); father of George J.
J. (1834), Arthur
C. H. (1846) and Douglas H. (1842). Harrow Sch. Reg. states that his
second son (b. 1817),
the Hon. Alexander Hamilton, was also at Trinity, but for this there is no
College or University
evidence. (St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 284 (Haddo); G.E.C.; D.N.B.;
Burke, P. and
B.
(sub Aberdeen.)
George Hamilton GORDON, Lord Haddo
Approx. lifespan: 1784–1860
nobleman St John's College adm1800:06:30
s. and h. of George Gordon GORDON, Viscount Haddo
b. Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] 1784:01:28
Sch: Harrow School [Harrow], [ Middlesex ]
Styled Lord Haddo from his father's death in1791
succeeded his grandfather as "> 4th Earl of ABERDEEN 1801:08
Matric Fell.-Com. 1804:04ET:
MA 1804
Travelled in Greece
founded Athenian Society 1803
he was the 'travelled thane' of Byron 's English Bards and Scotch Reviewers .
Scottish representative peer: 1806-14
Order of the Thistle 1808
FSA 1808
President: 1812-16
Ambassador-Extraordinary at: Vienna, [ Austria ] 1813
representative at: Congress of Châtillon Châtillon, [ France ] 1814
P.C.:
Created Viscount Gordon 1814
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster:
Foreign Sec: 1828-30, and 1841-6
Sec. for War and the Colonies: 1834-35
Brought in the Non-Intrusion Bill, an attempt to avert the impending schism in the Scotch Church, but had to withdraw it owing to much opposition:
Improved relations by: Oregon treaty with USA 1846
The recognized leader of the Peel party after the death of: "> Sir Robert PEEL 1850
Joined the Whigs on: house-tax resolution 1852
brought about the defeat of Lord Derby's ministry 1852
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury: 1852
resigned after vote of censure on the conduct of the war: 1855
Order of the Garter 1855
Spoke for the last time in: House of Lords 1858
Spoke during the debate on: Scotch Universities Bill 1858
m. (1) Lady Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton dau. of John, 1st Marquis of Abercorn 1805:07:28
had issue (1)"/>
m. (2) Harriet Douglas HAMILTON dau. of Hon. John DOUGLAS [ /kq]widow of James, Viscount HAMILTON 1815:07:08
had issue (2)"/>
obtained a Royal licence to assume the surname of Hamilton immediately before Gordon 'as a last memorial of his respect for the memory of his late father-in-law "> John JAMES, Marquis of Abercorn, K.C., deceased ' 1818:11
Author of a Preface and Notes on Whittington's Ecclesiastical Antiquities of France and an Introduction to a translation by William Wilkins of The Civil Architecture of Vitruvius which was afterwards published separately under the title of An Enquiry into the Principles of Beauty in Grecian Architecture
His correspondence was privately printed by his son "> Sir A. H. GORDON afterwards Lord Stanmore
d. Argyll House, Regent Street, London 1860:12:14
'A man of encyclopaedic knowledge. Colleagues and friends, whenever at a loss, came to him for information on the most varied topics and rarely in vain'"/>
brother of Robert GORDON (1809)
father of George J. J. GORDON (1834)
father of Arthur C. H. GORDON (1846)
father of Douglas H. GORDON (1842)
Harrow Sch. Reg . states that his second son (b. 1817)"> "> Hon. Alexander HAMILTON was also at Trinity College, but for this there is no College or University evidence
Refs: St John's College Adm ., IV. 284 (Haddo) Refs: G.E.C. Refs: D.N.B. Refs: Burke, P. and B. ( sub Aberdeen
[add:]Portrait engravings: CAS: E.33: G.62[:add]

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