George HAMILTON-GORDON, 4th Earl of Aberdeen^{[1, 2]}

1784 - 1860  (76 years)

• Birth	28 Jan 1784	Edinburgh, Scotland
  Born as	George Hamilton Gordon
  Title	From 30 Aug 1801 to 14 Dec 1860 (17 years old)
  	- 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount of Formartine, and Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves, and Kellie [Scotland. 1682] - 6th Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1642]
  Occupation / Profession	From 1806 to 1814 (21 years old)
  	Representative Peer (Scotland)
  Honor	1808 (23 years old)
  	Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT)
  Occupation / Profession	1813 (28 years old)
  	Ambassador Extraordinary to the Emperor of Austria
  Occupation / Profession	1814 (29 years old)
  	Privy Counsellor (PC)
  Event	1814 (29 years old)
  	Signed the Treaty of Paris on behalf of his Britannic Majesty.
  Title	From 1 Jun 1814 to 14 Dec 1860 (30 years old)
  	1st Viscount Gordon (of Aberdeen) [UK. 1814]
  Honor	1815 (30 years old)
  	Grand Cross St. Stephen of Austria or Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen
  Also known as	13 Nov 1818 (34 years old)
  	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.
  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
  Occupation / Profession	From 1828 to 1830 (43 years old)
  	Foreign Secretary
  Occupation / Profession	From 1834 to 1835 (49 years old)
  	Secretary of State for the Colonies
  Occupation / Profession	From 1841 to 1846 (56 years old)
  	Foreign Secretary
  Occupation / Profession	From 1852 to 1855 (67 years old)
  	Prime Minister
  Membership	- Fellow, Royal Society (FRS) - Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (FSA) - Fellow, Heraldry Society (FHS)
  Honor	7 Feb 1855 (71 years old)
  	Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
  Death	14 Dec 1860
  Siblings	5 brothers and 1 sister
  	01. Alexander GORDON + 02. George HAMILTON-GORDON, 4th Earl of Aberdeen           b. 28 Jan 1784, Edinburgh, Scotland           d. 14 Dec 1860  (Age 76 years) └─ Catherine Elizabeth HAMILTON           b. 10 Jan 1784             d. 29 Feb 1812  (Age 28 years),  m. 28 Jul 1805   └─ Harriet DOUGLAS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Aug 1833  ,  m. 8 Jul 1815     03. William GORDON           b. 18 Dec 1784             d. 3 Feb 1858  (Age 73 years)   04. Alicia GORDON           b. 1787             d. 24 Apr 1847  (Age 60 years)   05. John GORDON           b. 1790             d. 8 Nov 1869  (Age 79 years)   06. Charles GORDON           b. 5 Jul 1790             d. 30 Sep 1835  (Age 45 years)   07. Robert GORDON           b. 1791             d. 8 Oct 1847  (Age 56 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir John GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt 1395  (14 x Great Grandfather)  Charlotte BAIRD           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 8 Oct 1795  (Mother)
  Person ID	P1473	Europe
  Links To	This person is also George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	George GORDON, Lord Haddo           b. 28 Jan 1764             d. 2 Oct 1791, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 27 years)
  Mother	Charlotte BAIRD           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 8 Oct 1795
  Marriage	18 Jun 1782  [1]
  Age at Marriage	George was 18 years and 5 months old. Charlotte was ?? old. They were married for 9 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Catherine Elizabeth HAMILTON           b. 10 Jan 1784             d. 29 Feb 1812 (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1805  [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	George was 21 years and 6 months old. Catherine was 21 years and 6 months old. Their age difference is 0. They were married for 6 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Jane GORDON           b. 11 Feb 1807             d. 18 Aug 1824 (Age 17 years)     2. Caroline Katherine GORDON           b. 28 Mar 1808             d. 24 Jul 1818 (Age 10 years)     3. Alice GORDON           b. 12 Jul 1809             d. Apr 1829 (Age 19 years)     4. Xy GORDON           b. 1810             d. 1810 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2023

  
  

  Wife 2	Harriet DOUGLAS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Aug 1833  Other Partners: └─James HAMILTON, Viscount Hamilton           b. 7 Oct 1786, Petersham Lodge, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England           d. 27 May 1814  (Age 27 years)  m. 25 Nov 1809
  Marriage	8 Jul 1815  [1]
  Age at Marriage	George was 31 years and 6 months old. Harriet was ?? old. They were married for 18 years and 1 month.
  Children	+   1. George John James HAMILTON-GORDON, 5th Earl of Aberdeen           b. 28 Sep 1816             d. 22 Mar 1864 (Age 47 years) └─ Mary BAILLIE  m. 5 Nov 1840 +   2. Alexander HAMILTON-GORDON           b. 11 Dec 1817             d. 19 May 1890 (Age 72 years) └─ Caroline Emilia Mary HERSCHEL  m. 9 Dec 1852     3. Frances HAMILTON-GORDON           b. 1819             d. 20 Apr 1834 (Age 15 years) +   4. Douglas HAMILTON-GORDON           b. 13 Mar 1824             d. 6 Dec 1901 (Age 77 years) └─ Ellen Susan Anne DOUGLAS  m. 15 Jul 1851 +   5. Arthur HAMILTON-GORDON, 1st Baron Stanmore           b. 26 Nov 1829             d. 30 Jan 1912 (Age 82 years) └─ Rachel Emily SHAW LEFEVRE  m. 24 Sep 1865
  Family ID	F639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 11 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 93 and 95 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 6 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). "2a Katharine Elizabeth" [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 68 (Reliability: 3). "Katherine Elizabeth"