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Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet

1806 – 1876

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Lived 1806 – 1876 (aged 69). Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet was a writer.

Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet, FRS (21 October 1806 – 29 July 1876) was a barrister and artist.

Life He was the only son of Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Baronet and his wife Isabella Julia Levina Bennet, daughter of Richard Henry Alexander Bennet.

Gordon entered Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1823 and was senior wrangler in 1827, placed ahead of Thomas Turner (1804–1883), Anthony Cleasby, Augustus De Morgan and William Hopkins. He was made 2nd Smith's prizeman, behind Turner, also becoming a Fellow of his college that year. He received an M.A. in 1830. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1828 and called to the bar in 1831. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1830. He was a Justice of the peace and deputy lieutenant for the Isle of Wight.

Gordon died suddenly, at Blackhall, Kincardineshire, in 1876.

Family In 1839 Gordon married Lady Mary Agnes Blanche Ashburnham, daughter of George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham and Charlotte Ashburnham.

Gordon was an engraver. He produced joint work with his sister, Julia Emily Gordon.

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British academic (1806–1876)

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Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet was born on 21 October 1806.

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Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet died on 29 July 1876.

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Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet was a writer.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7527199

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