Lord George Gordon-Lennox

Lord George Charles Gordon-Lennox (né Lennox; 22 October 1829 – 22 February 1877), was a British Conservative politician.

Early life George Charles Lennox was born on 22 October 1829. He was the fifth son of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Paget, daughter of Field Marshal Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey. Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, Lord Henry Lennox and Lord Alexander Gordon-Lennox were his elder brothers. George was born with the surname Lennox; when his father inherited the Gordon estates from his uncle, the father took the surname Gordon-Lennox for himself and his issue, by royal licence dated 9 August 1836.

Career Gordon-Lennox sat as Member of Parliament for Lymington between 1860 and 1874. He was also a Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards.

Personal life Gordon-Lennox married Minnie Augusta ( Palmer) Cook, daughter of William Henry Palmer and widow of Edwin Adolphus Cook, in 1875. They had no children.

Lord George died in February 1877, aged 47. Lady George Gordon-Lennox remained a widow until her death in September 1913.