Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly

The Most Honourable The Marquess of Huntly PC, DL, JP
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office 21 January 1881 – 27 June 1881
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Earl Fife
Succeeded by	The Lord Carrington
Personal details
Born	5 March 1847 (1847-03-05)
Died	20 February 1937 (1937-02-21)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Amy Brooks (d. 1920) Charlotte Fallon (d. 1939)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

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 as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between January and June 1881.

Background and education

Huntly was the son of Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly, by his second wife Maria Antoinette, daughter of Reverend Peter William Pegus, and succeeded in the marquessate in 1863 at the age of sixteen.^[1] He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2]

Political career

In 1870 Huntly was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) in the first Liberal administration of William Ewart Gladstone,^[3] a post he held until 1873,^[1] and served from January to June 1881 as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (government chief whip in the House of Lords) in Gladstone's second administration.^[1][4][5] In 1881 he was sworn of the Privy Council.^[6] In 1930 he became Father of the House of Lords.

Apart from his political career Lord Huntly was Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen between 1890 and 1896. He also published Auld Acquaintances and Milestones and edited Records of Aboyne.^[1]

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 Macdonald, 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.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} thepeerage.com Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly
2. ^ Gordon, Charles (Marquess of Huntly) in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 23636. p. 3478. 22 July 1870.
4. ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
5. ^ London Gazette: no. 24927. p. 339. 25 January 1881.
6. ^ London Gazette: no. 24946. p. 988. 4 March 1881.

Political offices
Preceded by The Earl Fife	Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 1881	Succeeded by The Lord Carrington
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Viscount Hereford	Father of the House of Lords 1930–1937	Succeeded by The Marquess of Ailsa
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Charles Gordon	Marquess of Huntly 1863–1937	Succeeded by Douglas Gordon

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Name	Huntly, Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of
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Date of birth	5 March 1847
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Date of death	20 February 1937
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