Sir George GORDON, 1st Earl of Aberdeen^{[1, 2]}

1637 - 1720  (82 years)

• Title	Sir
  Birth	3 Oct 1637
  Residence	Haddo
  Education	1663 (25 years old)
  	He went to abroad to study law.
  Occupation / Profession	Was a student and Professor of Marischal College.
  Title	From 1665 to 20 Apr 1720 (27 years old)
  	3rd Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1642]
  Event	1667 (29 years old)
  	Returned, from abroad studying law, on his brother's death.
  Membership	7 Feb 1668 (30 years old)
  	Became a member of the Faculty of Advocates.
  Occupation / Profession	From 1669 to 1674 (31 years old)
  	He was elected a Commissioner to represent Aberdeen in Parliament.
  Occupation / Profession	1678 (40 years old)
  	Commissioner to represent Aberdeen in Parliament.
  Occupation / Profession	1678 (40 years old)
  	Privy Counsellor (PC)
  Occupation / Profession	1680 (42 years old)
  	Senator of the College of Justice
  Occupation / Profession	From 1681 to 1682 (43 years old)
  	Commissioner to represent Aberdeen in Parliament.
  Occupation / Profession	1681 (43 years old)
  	President of Session
  Occupation / Profession	14 Oct 1681 (44 years old)
  	President of the College of Justice
  Occupation / Profession	From 1 May 1682 to 1684 (44 years old)
  	Lord High Chancellor of Scotland in succession to John, Duke of Rothes, by letters patent dated at Windsor and sealed 9 May following.
  Occupation / Profession	7 Nov 1682 (45 years old)
  	He was appointed Sheriff of Aberdeen in succession to John, Earl of Erroll.
  Title	From 30 Nov 1682 to 20 Apr 1720 (45 years old)
  	1st Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount of Formartine, and Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves, and Kellie [Scotland. 1682]
  Occupation / Profession	2 Dec 1682 (45 years old)
  	Sheriff of Edinburgh
  Death	20 Apr 1720
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  	01. Patrick GORDON   02. Charles GORDON   03. James GORDON   04. Jean GORDON └─ John FORBES,       05. Janet GORDON └─ Sir Walter INNES, 2nd Baronet,     └─ George MORRISON,     + 06. Sir John GORDON, 2nd Baronet           b. Abt 1632             d. 1665  (Age 33 years) └─ Mary FORBES,     + 07. Sir George GORDON, 1st Earl of Aberdeen           b. 3 Oct 1637             d. 20 Apr 1720  (Age 82 years) └─ Anne LOCKHART           b. Date of birth unknown             bur. 19 Jul 1707  ,  m. 1671
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir John GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt 1395  (10 x Great Grandfather)  Mary FORBES  (Mother)
  Person ID	P1447	Europe
  Links To	This person is also George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Sir John GORDON, 1st Baronet           b. 1610             d. 19 Jul 1644 (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Mary FORBES
  Marriage	1630  [1]
  Age at Marriage	John was ~ 20 years old. Mary was ?? old. They were married for ~ 14 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Anne LOCKHART           b. Date of birth unknown             bur. 19 Jul 1707
  Marriage	1671  [1]
  Age at Marriage	George was ~ 33 years and 2 months old. Anne was ?? old. They were married for ~ 36 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Margaret GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Apr 1738     2. John GORDON           c. 7 Sep 1673, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           bur. 17 Jun 1675, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age ~ 1 years)     3. George GORDON           c. 6 Aug 1674, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           d. Date of death unknown     4. Anna GORDON           c. 18 Jul 1675, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           d. Bef Jun 1709 (Age ~ 33 years)     5. James GORDON           c. 11 Aug 1676, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           d. Date of death unknown     6. Jean GORDON           c. 13 Feb 1678, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           d. Date of death unknown +   7. William GORDON, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen           c. 22 Dec 1679, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           d. 30 Mar 1746 (Age ~ 66 years) └─ Mary LESLIE  m. 1708;    └─ Anna Susan MURRAY  m. 25 Apr 1716;    └─ Anne GORDON  m. 9 Dec 1729     8. Martha GORDON           b. 13 Feb 1681             d. Date of death unknown └─ John UDNEY  m. Mar 1701     9. Mary GORDON           b. 28 Mar 1682             d. 18 Feb 1753 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 11 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 87 and 88 (Reliability: 3).