Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

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The Most Honourable
The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
DL
Coronet of a British Marquess.svg
Arms of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
Born(1955-03-31)31 March 1955
Died12 March 2020(2020-03-12) (aged 64)
Spouse(s)
Joanna Clodagh
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(m. 1981)​
ParentsAlastair Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, DL (31 March 1955 – 12 March 2020[1]) was a Scottish peer and the son of Alastair Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair.

Life[]

Gordon was educated at Cothill House, Abingdon, and Harrow School.

He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire in 1998.

The Dowager Marchioness is a patron of Haddo House Choral and Operatic Society.[2]

Marriage and issue[]

He married Joanna Clodagh Houldsworth in 1981.[3] They had four children:

  • (b. 4 May 1983). He married[4] Isabelle Coaten.[5] They have two sons and one daughter:
    • Ivo Alexander Ninian Gordon, Earl of Haddo (b. 18 July 2012)[6]
    • Lord Johnny David Nehemiah Gordon (b. 23 June 2014)[7]
    • Lady Christabel Alexandra Lully Gordon (b. 1 March 2016)[7]
  • Lord Sam Dudley Gordon (b. 25 October 1985). Lord Sam is married to Isobel Tatham. They have one son and one daughter:
    • Bertie Raiph Dudley Gordon (b. 30 August 2016)[8]
    • Lara Sophie Bebe Gordon (b. 21 September 2018)[9]
  • Lady Anna Katherine Gordon (b. 2 September 1988). Lady Anna is married to Sarah McChesney (b. 1987) in 2017.[9]
  • Lord Charles Daniel Gordon (b. 8 June 1996)

References[]

  1. ^ "ABERDEEN - Deaths Announcements". announcements.telegraph.co.uk. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Hadde House Choral and Operatic Society". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. ^ 'Aberdeen and Temair, 7th Marquess of' in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2011
  4. ^ "Britney Spears skewered by Stevie Nicks". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Beulah Blue Heart Campaign". Tatler. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ "HADDO - Births Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". announcements.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b The Peerage
  8. ^ Telegraph Announcements
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b The Peerage

External links[]

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Alastair Gordon 		Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
2002 – 2020 		Succeeded by
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