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Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly

1847 – 1937

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Lived 1847 – 1937 (aged 89). Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly was a British politician.

Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly, PC, DL, JP (5 March 1847 – 20 February 1937), styled Lord Strathavon until 1853 and Earl of Aboyne between 1853 and 1863, was a Scottish Liberal politician. He served under William Ewart Gladstone, he was appointed Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between January and June 1881. a post he held until 1873, In 1881 he was sworn in the Privy Council.

Apart from his political career, Lord Huntly was Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen between 1890, 1893 and 1896. He was also a member of Huntingdonshire County Council.

Family Lord Huntly married firstly Amy, daughter of Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet, in 1869. After her death in 1920 he married secondly Charlotte Isabella, daughter of John H. Fallon and widow of James McDonald, in 1922. Both marriages were childless. Huntly died in February 1937, aged 89, and was succeeded in the marquessate by his great-nephew, Douglas Gordon. The Marchioness of Huntly died in May 1939.

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Trinity College, Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge
Positions held
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Member of the House of Lords, Rector

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Scottish noble

When was Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly born?

Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly was born on 5 March 1847 in Orton.

When did Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly die?

Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly died on 20 February 1937 in Orton Longueville.

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Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly was a politician.

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Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly was British.

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· Wikipedia: Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly

· Wikidata: Q5078298

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