John Gordon (Conservative politician)

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John Edward Gordon (5 February 1850 – 19 February 1915)[1][2] was a British Conservative Party politician.[3]

The eldest son of Edward Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn, a senior Scottish judge and Conservative politician, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy and the University of Edinburgh.[3] In 1879 he married Elizabeth Anna Gordon (1851-1925),[4] the daughter of John Snowdon Henry, former member of parliament for South East Lancashire.[3] They had five children.[5]

He was elected at the 1895 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Elginshire and Nairnshire, unseating the Liberal MP John Keay.[6] He was re-elected in 1900, but did not defend the seat at the 1906 general election,[6] By this time he had moved to the resort town of Hove on the south coast of England, and he stood instead in the local two-seat Brighton constituency.[5][7] In 1907 his wife moved to Japan and she is buried on Mount Koya.

He came fourth, albeit in a close contest, and did not stand again until a by-election in June 1911. He was returned unopposed to fill the vacancy caused when sitting MP Walter Rice was elevated to the peerage on inheriting the title of Baron Dynevor.[5][7][8][9] However, he resigned the seat three years later due to ill health, on 23 June 1914, by accepting the post of Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[10][11]

He died in a nursing home in Bromley, Kent, in February 1915 aged 65.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
  3. ^ a b c "Gordon, Hon. John Edward". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007.
  4. ^ "The Elizabeth Anna Gordon Collection". The National Library of Israel. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Election Intelligence. Brighton". The Times. 27 June 1911. p. 13.
  6. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 538. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  7. ^ a b Craig, op. cit, pages 82–83
  8. ^ "Brighton, The Unionist Candidate". The Times. 13 June 1911. p. 12.
  9. ^ "The Brighton Vacancy. No Liberal Candidate". The Times. 16 June 1911. p. 10.
  10. ^ "By-Election at Brighton. Retirement of the Hon. J. E. Gordon". The Times. 23 June 1914. p. 8.
  11. ^ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  12. ^ "Obituary: The Hon J. E. Gordon". The Times. 20 February 1915. p. 6.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Elginshire & Nairnshire
1895 – 1906 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Brighton
1911 – 1914
With: George Tryon 		Succeeded by


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