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George HAMILTON-GORDON, 6th Earl of Aberdeen

George HAMILTON-GORDON, 6th Earl of Aberdeen

Male 1841 - 1870  (28 years)

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  1. 1.  George HAMILTON-GORDON, 6th Earl of Aberdeen was born on 10 Dec 1841 (son of George John James HAMILTON-GORDON, 5th Earl of Aberdeen and Mary BAILLIE); died on 27 Jan 1870.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title: From 22 Mar 1864 to 27 Jan 1870; 6th Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie, Viscount of Formartine [Scotland. 1682], 3rd Viscount Gordon (of Aberdeen) [UK. 1814], 8th Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1642]
    • Occupation / Profession: 25 Jul 1864; Took his seat in the House of Lords, as Viscount Gordon.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Accidentally drowned on a voyage from Boston to Melbourne. Died unmarried.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George John James HAMILTON-GORDON, 5th Earl of Aberdeen was born on 28 Sep 1816 (son of George HAMILTON-GORDON, 4th Earl of Aberdeen and Harriet DOUGLAS); died on 22 Mar 1864.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: From 1854 to 1860; Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeenshire
    • Title: From 14 Dec 1860 to 22 Mar 1864; 5th Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie, Viscount of Formartine [Scotland. 1682], 2nd Viscount Gordon (of Aberdeen) [UK. 1814], 7th Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1642]

    George married Mary BAILLIE on 5 Nov 1840. Mary (daughter of George BAILLIE, of Mellerstain and Jerviswoode) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 3 Apr 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary BAILLIE was born in Date of birth unknown (daughter of George BAILLIE, of Mellerstain and Jerviswoode); died on 3 Apr 1900.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Mary Hamilton-Gordon
    • Title: From 5 Nov 1840 to 22 Mar 1864; Countess of Aberdeen
    • Title: From 22 Mar 1864 to 3 Apr 1900; Dowager Countess of Aberdeen

    Children:
    1. 1. George HAMILTON-GORDON, 6th Earl of Aberdeen was born on 10 Dec 1841; died on 27 Jan 1870.
    2. Mary HAMILTON-GORDON was born on 28 Apr 1844; died on 13 Feb 1914.
    3. James Henry HAMILTON-GORDON was born on 11 Oct 1845; died on 12 Feb 1868.
    4. John Campbell HAMILTON-GORDON, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair was born on 3 Aug 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland; died on 7 Mar 1934.
    5. Harriet HAMILTON-GORDON was born on 17 Dec 1849; died on 15 Feb 1942.
    6. Katherine Eliza HAMILTON-GORDON was born on 10 Oct 1852; died on 28 Feb 1931.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George HAMILTON-GORDON, 4th Earl of Aberdeen was born on 28 Jan 1784 in Edinburgh, Scotland (son of George GORDON, Lord Haddo and Charlotte BAIRD); died on 14 Dec 1860.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Born as: George Hamilton Gordon
    • Education: - Harrow - St. John's College Cambridge
    • Academic degree: Master of Arts (MA) from St. John's College Cambridge
    • Occupation / Profession: - Minister Plenipotentiary to Vienna, Austria - Lord-Lieutenant and Sheriff-Principal of Aberdeen - Ranger of Greenwich Park - Chancellor of King's College Aberdeen - Trustee of the British Museum
    • Membership: - Fellow, Royal Society (FRS) - Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (FSA) - Fellow, Heraldry Society (FHS)
    • Title: From 30 Aug 1801 to 14 Dec 1860; 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie, Viscount of Formartine [Scotland. 1682], 6th Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1642]
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1806 to 1814; Representative Peer (Scotland)
    • Honor: 1808; Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT)
    • Occupation / Profession: 1813; Ambassador Extraordinary to the Emperor of Austria
    • Occupation / Profession: 1814; Privy Counsellor (PC)
    • Event: 1814; Signed the Treaty of Paris on behalf of his Britannic Majesty.
    • Title: From 1 Jun 1814 to 14 Dec 1860; 1st Viscount Gordon (of Aberdeen) [UK. 1814]
    • Honor: 1815; Grand Cross St. Stephen of Austria or Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen
    • Also known as: 13 Nov 1818; Change surname from Gordon to Hamilton-Gordon by royal licence. - As a mark of affection for his first wife's family he obtained a royal warrant authorising him to assume the additional surname and arms of Hamilton.
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1828 to 1830; Foreign Secretary
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1834 to 1835; Secretary of State for the Colonies
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1841 to 1846; Foreign Secretary
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1852 to 1855; Prime Minister
    • Honor: 7 Feb 1855; Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter

    George married Harriet DOUGLAS on 8 Jul 1815. Harriet was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 26 Aug 1833. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Harriet DOUGLAS was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 26 Aug 1833.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Harriet Hamilton, Harriet Hamilton-Gordon
    • Title: From 8 Jul 1815 to 26 Aug 1833; Countess of Aberdeen
    • Title: From 8 Jul 1815 to 26 Aug 1833; Viscountess Gordon

    Children:
    1. 2. George John James HAMILTON-GORDON, 5th Earl of Aberdeen was born on 28 Sep 1816; died on 22 Mar 1864.
    2. Alexander HAMILTON-GORDON was born on 11 Dec 1817; died on 19 May 1890.
    3. Frances HAMILTON-GORDON was born in 1819; died on 20 Apr 1834.
    4. Douglas HAMILTON-GORDON was born on 13 Mar 1824; died on 6 Dec 1901.
    5. Arthur HAMILTON-GORDON, 1st Baron Stanmore was born on 26 Nov 1829; died on 30 Jan 1912.

  3. 6.  George BAILLIE, of Mellerstain and Jerviswoode
    Children:
    1. 3. Mary BAILLIE was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 3 Apr 1900.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George GORDON, Lord Haddo was born on 28 Jan 1764 (son of George GORDON, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen and Catherine Elizabeth HANSON); died on 2 Oct 1791 in Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died in the lifetime of the father.

    George married Charlotte BAIRD on 18 Jun 1782. Charlotte (daughter of William BAIRD, of Newbyth) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 8 Oct 1795. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Charlotte BAIRD was born in Date of birth unknown (daughter of William BAIRD, of Newbyth); died on 8 Oct 1795.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Charlotte Gordon

    Children:
    1. Alexander GORDON
    2. 4. George HAMILTON-GORDON, 4th Earl of Aberdeen was born on 28 Jan 1784 in Edinburgh, Scotland; died on 14 Dec 1860.
    3. William GORDON was born on 18 Dec 1784; died on 3 Feb 1858.
    4. Alicia GORDON was born in 1787; died on 24 Apr 1847.
    5. John GORDON was born in 1790; died on 8 Nov 1869.
    6. Charles GORDON was born on 5 Jul 1790; died on 30 Sep 1835.
    7. Robert GORDON was born in 1791; died on 8 Oct 1847.



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