David George Ian Alexander GORDON, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair^[1]

1908 - 1974  (66 years)

• Birth	21 Jan 1908
  Academic degree	1930 (21 years old)
  	Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Balliol College Oxford
  Event	1937 (28 years old)
  	Gold Staff Officer Coronation
  Occupation / Profession	1949 (40 years old)
  	Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Aberdeenshire
  Occupation / Profession	1950 (41 years old)
  	County Councillor for Aberdeenshire
  Married name	1955 (46 years old)
  	Royal Company of Archers
  Education	- Harrow - Balliol College Oxford
  Occupation / Profession	1955 (46 years old)
  	Justice of the Peace (JP) in Aberdeenshire
  Occupation / Profession	From 1959 to 1974 (50 years old)
  	Vice-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire
  Occupation / Profession	From 1962 to 1968 (53 years old)
  	Chairman - Aberdeen Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association
  Occupation / Profession	From 1962 to 1966 (53 years old)
  	Convener Scottish Landowners' Federation
  Honor	8 Jun 1963 (55 years old)  [2]
  	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - Civil Division - For political and public services in Aberdeenshire.
  Honor	26 Jun 1964 (56 years old)  [3]
  	Knight of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (KStJ)
  Occupation / Profession	1965 (56 years old)
  	President - Experiment in International Living
  Occupation / Profession	1967 (58 years old)
  	President - Royal Scottish Benevolent Agricultural Institution
  Occupation / Profession	1967 (58 years old)
  	Vice-President - Convener Scottish Landowners' Federation
  Academic degree	1968 (59 years old)
  	Master of Arts (MA) from Balliol College Oxford
  Occupation / Profession	Major 5th/7th Battalion Gordon Highlanders World War II (despatches)
  Occupation / Profession	1968 (59 years old)
  	Director - Northern Area Clydesdale Bank
  Title	From 16 Apr 1972 to 13 Sep 1974 (64 years old)
  	- 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (Counties Aberdeen, Meath, and Argyll) and Earl of Haddo (County Aberdeen) [UK. 1916] - 10th Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount of Formartine, and Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves, and Kellie [Scotland. 1682] - 7th Viscount Gordon (of Aberdeen) [UK. 1814] - 12th Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1642]
  Occupation / Profession	1973 (64 years old)
  	Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire
  Membership	Fellow, Chartered Land Agents' Society (FLAS)
  Death	13 Sep 1974
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  	+ 01. David George Ian Alexander GORDON, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair           b. 21 Jan 1908             d. 13 Sep 1974  (Age 66 years) └─ Beatrice Mary June BOISSIER           b. 29 Dec 1913             d. 22 Jun 2009  (Age 95 years),  m. 29 Apr 1939     02. Jessamine Cecile Marjorie GORDON           b. 14 Aug 1910             d. 14 Dec 1994  (Age 84 years) └─ Stanley George Michael St. John HARMSWORTH,  ,  m. 2 Nov 1937     03. Archibald Victor Dudley GORDON, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair           b. 9 Jul 1913             d. 7 Sep 1984  (Age 71 years)   04. Michael James Andrew GORDON           b. 22 May 1918             d. 8 Oct 1943, Italy  (Age 25 years) + 05. Alastair Ninian John GORDON, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair           b. 20 Jul 1920             d. 19 Aug 2002  (Age 82 years) └─ Anne BARRY,  ,  m. 24 Feb 1950
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir John GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt 1395  (18 x Great Grandfather)  Cecile Elizabeth DRUMMOND           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 17 Sep 1948  (Mother)
  Person ID	P1570	Europe
  Links To	This person is also David Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Dudley Gladstone GORDON, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair           b. 6 May 1883             d. 16 Apr 1972 (Age 88 years) Other Partners: └─Margaret Gladys MUNN           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 22 Nov 1990  m. 17 Jun 1949
  Mother	Cecile Elizabeth DRUMMOND           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 17 Sep 1948
  Marriage	25 Apr 1907  [1]
  Age at Marriage	Dudley was 23 years and 11 months old. Cecile was ?? old. They were married for 41 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Beatrice Mary June BOISSIER           b. 29 Dec 1913             d. 22 Jun 2009 (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	29 Apr 1939  [1]
  Age at Marriage	David was 31 years and 3 months old. Beatrice was 25 years and 4 months old. Their age difference is 5 years and 11 months. They were married for 35 years and 5 months.
  Children	+   1. Mary Katharine GORDON           b. 30 May 1946 (Age 78 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted] └─ Simon Piers WELFARE  m. 3 Aug 1968 +   2. Sarah Caroline GORDON           b. 25 Mar 1948 (Age 76 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted] └─ Patrick John Raleigh SCOTT  m. 31 May 1969;    └─ Eric Norman MONEY  m. 1993 +   3. Andrew David GORDON           b. 6 Mar 1950 (Age 74 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted] └─ Lucy Mary Frances MILLIGAN  m. 1982     4. James Drummond GORDON           b. 11 Apr 1953 (Age 71 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted] └─ Marilyn SIM  m. 1985
  Family ID	F689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 12 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3). [S5] The London Gazette, Supplement: 43010 Page: 4802 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43010/supplement/4802 [S5] The London Gazette, Issue: 43367 Page: 5540 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43367/page/5540