Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon
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Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, was an 18th–19th century Scottish nobleman and military officer who served as a prominent Tory politician and influential landowner in the Highlands.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon canonical | 1 |
| Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Duke ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ Tory politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1743-06-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gordon Castle, Moray, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Elgin Cathedral, Moray, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Alexander Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (through family line – note: not his son, so omit)
NERFINISHED
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George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1827-06-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mount Street, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Scottish ⓘ |
| father | Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Earl of Enzie
NERFINISHED
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Lord Gordon of Badenoch NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential Highland landowner
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raising Highland regiments for the British Army ⓘ |
| landholdingsRegion | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lordLieutenantOf |
Aberdeenshire
NERFINISHED
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Banffshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Inverness-shire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kincardineshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lordLieutenantTermEnd | 1808 ⓘ |
| lordLieutenantTermStart | 1794 ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1767 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Gordon, Duchess of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 4th Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommand | Gordon Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRole | Scottish representative peer ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Tory ⓘ |
| raisedRegiment | 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Gordon Castle
NERFINISHED
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Huntly Lodge, Aberdeenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termAsRepresentativePeerStart | 1774 ⓘ |
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Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon