Lord Douglas Gordon
Lord Douglas William Cope Gordon (11 October 1851 – 4 August 1888), was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.
Gordon was the fourth son of Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly, and his second wife Maria Antoinetta (née Pegus). Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly, was his elder brother. He entered Parliament for West Aberdeenshire in 1876, a seat he held until 1880, and then represented Huntingdonshire from 1880 to 1885.
Gordon died unmarried in August 1888, aged 36.
References[]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Douglas Gordon
Categories:
- 1851 births
- 1888 deaths
- Younger sons of marquesses
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1874–1880
- UK MPs 1880–1885
- Scottish Liberal Party MPs