Arthur HAMILTON-GORDON, 1st Baron Stanmore^{[1, 2]}

1829 - 1912  (82 years)

• Birth	26 Nov 1829
  Academic degree	Honorary Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) from Oxford
  Academic degree	Master of Arts (MA) from University of Cambridge
  Occupation / Profession	- Justice of the Peace (JP) - Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Counties Aberdeen and Berkshire - Lieutenant-Colonel 2nd Aberdeen RV
  Occupation / Profession	From 1852 to 1855 (22 years old)
  	Private Secretary to his father as Prime Minister
  Occupation / Profession	From 1854 to 1857 (24 years old)
  	Member of Parliament (MP) for Beverley
  Honor	1859 (29 years old)
  	Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1861 to 1866 (31 years old)
  	Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick
  Occupation / Profession	From 1866 to 1870 (36 years old)
  	Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Trinidad
  Occupation / Profession	From 1871 to 1874 (41 years old)
  	Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Mauritius
  Honor	28 Feb 1871 (41 years old)  [3]
  	Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) - Governor of the Island of Mauritius.
  Occupation / Profession	From 1875 to 1880 (45 years old)
  	Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Fiji
  Occupation / Profession	From 1877 to 1883 (47 years old)
  	High Commissioner and Consul-General for the West Pacific
  Honor	6 Feb 1878 (48 years old)  [4, 5]
  	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG) - Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Fiji, and Her Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.
  Occupation / Profession	From 1880 to 1882 (50 years old)
  	Governor and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand
  Occupation / Profession	From 1883 to 1890 (53 years old)
  	Governor of Ceylon
  Honor	Knight of Justice of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (KStJ)
  Title	From 21 Aug 1893 to 30 Jan 1912 (63 years old)
  	1st Baron Stanmore (of Great Stanmore, Middlesex) [UK. 1893]
  Death	30 Jan 1912
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  	+ 01. George John James HAMILTON-GORDON, 5th Earl of Aberdeen           b. 28 Sep 1816             d. 22 Mar 1864  (Age 47 years) └─ Mary BAILLIE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 3 Apr 1900  ,  m. 5 Nov 1840   + 02. Alexander HAMILTON-GORDON           b. 11 Dec 1817             d. 19 May 1890  (Age 72 years) └─ Caroline Emilia Mary HERSCHEL           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 29 Jan 1909  ,  m. 9 Dec 1852     03. Frances HAMILTON-GORDON           b. 1819             d. 20 Apr 1834  (Age 15 years) + 04. Douglas HAMILTON-GORDON           b. 13 Mar 1824             d. 6 Dec 1901  (Age 77 years) └─ Ellen Susan Anne DOUGLAS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 22 Jan 1914  ,  m. 15 Jul 1851   + 05. Arthur HAMILTON-GORDON, 1st Baron Stanmore           b. 26 Nov 1829             d. 30 Jan 1912  (Age 82 years) └─ Rachel Emily SHAW LEFEVRE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Jan 1889  ,  m. 24 Sep 1865
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 3 half sisters (family of George Hamilton-Gordon and Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton)
  	01. Jane GORDON           b. 11 Feb 1807             d. 18 Aug 1824  (Age 17 years)   02. Caroline Katherine GORDON           b. 28 Mar 1808             d. 24 Jul 1818  (Age 10 years)   03. Alice GORDON           b. 12 Jul 1809             d. Apr 1829  (Age 19 years)   04. Xy GORDON           b. 1810             d. 1810  (Age 0 years)
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of James Hamilton and Harriet Douglas)
  	+ 01. James HAMILTON, 1st Duke of Abercorn           b. 21 Jan 1811             d. 31 Oct 1885  (Age 74 years) └─ Louisa Jane RUSSELL           b. 8 Jul 1812, London, England           d. 31 Mar 1905  (Age 92 years),  m. 25 Oct 1832     02. Harriet HAMILTON           b. 21 Mar 1812             d. 19 Mar 1884  (Age 71 years) └─ William Alexander Baillie HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1 Oct 1881  ,  m. 15 May 1836   + 03. Claud HAMILTON           b. 27 Jul 1813             d. 3 Jun 1884  (Age 70 years) └─ Elizabeth Emma PROBY           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 24 Jun 1900  ,  m. 7 Aug 1844
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir John GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt 1395  (15 x Great Grandfather)  Harriet DOUGLAS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Aug 1833  (Mother)
  Person ID	P1478	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	George HAMILTON-GORDON, 4th Earl of Aberdeen           b. 28 Jan 1784, Edinburgh, Scotland           d. 14 Dec 1860 (Age 76 years) Other Partners: └─Catherine Elizabeth HAMILTON           b. 10 Jan 1784             d. 29 Feb 1812  (Age 28 years)  m. 28 Jul 1805
  Mother	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  [6]
  Age at Marriage	George was 31 years and 6 months old. Harriet was ?? old. They were married for 18 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Rachel Emily SHAW LEFEVRE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Jan 1889
  Marriage	24 Sep 1865  [1]
  Age at Marriage	Arthur was 35 years and 10 months old. Rachel was ?? old. They were married for 23 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. Rachel Nevil HAMILTON-GORDON           b. 13 Jul 1869             d. 22 Oct 1947 (Age 78 years)     2. George Arthur Maurice HAMILTON-GORDON, 2nd Baron Stanmore           b. 3 Jan 1871             d. 13 Apr 1957 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 12 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 97 (Reliability: 3). [S5] The London Gazette, Issue: 23709 Page: 686 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23709/page/686 [S5] The London Gazette, Issue: 24623 Page: 5081 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24623/page/5081 [S6] The Edinburgh Gazette, Issue: 8930 Page: 693 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/8930/page/693 [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 11 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3).