George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen

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George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman, lawyer, and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor of Scotland under Charles II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Scottish nobleman
lawyer
peer of Scotland
statesman
areaOfInfluence Privy Council of Scotland
surface form: Scottish Privy Council

Scottish judiciary
associatedWith College of Justice
surface form: Court of Session

Restoration
surface form: Restoration Scotland
centuryOfActivity 17th century
child John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure
Lord Gordon of Haddo
surface form: William Gordon, Lord Haddo
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
createdEarlIn Peerage of Scotland
educatedAt Marischal College
surface form: Marischal College, Aberdeen

University of St Andrews
familyName Gordon
father Lord Gordon of Haddo
surface form: Sir John Gordon of Haddo
fieldOfWork law
politics
givenName George
heldJudicialOffice Lord of Council and Session
surface form: Lord of Session
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
languageSpoken English
Scots
memberOf Faculty of Advocates
monarchServed Charles II of England
surface form: Charles II of England and Scotland

James VII of Scotland
mother Mary Forbes
nobleFamily Clan Gordon
nobleTitle Earl of Aberdeen
Lord Haddo
notableFor involvement in Scottish politics in the late 17th century
service as Lord Chancellor of Scotland
positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Lord President of the Court of Session
Extraordinary Lord of Session
surface form: Lord of Session

Privy Counsellor of Scotland
profession advocate
judge
regionOfActivity Scotland
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Haddo House
spouse Anne Lockhart
style Earl of Aberdeen
Lord Haddo
titleCreatedBy Charles II of England
surface form: Charles II of England and Scotland

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Earl of Aberdeen firstHolder George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen