Lord George Gordon-Lennox
Lord George Charles Gordon-Lennox (22 October 1829 – 22 February 1877), was a British Conservative politician.
Background[]
Gordon-Lennox was the fifth son of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline, daughter of Field Marshal Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey. Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, Lord Henry Lennox and Lord Alexander Gordon-Lennox were his elder brothers.
Political career[]
Gordon-Lennox sat as Member of Parliament for Lymington between 1860 and 1874. He was also a Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards.
Family[]
Gordon-Lennox married Minnie Augusta, daughter of William Henry Palmer and widow of Edwin Adolphus Cook, in 1875. They had no children. He died in February 1877, aged 47. Lady George Gordon-Lennox remained a widow until her death in September 1913.
References[]
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord George Gordon-Lennox
- 1829 births
- 1877 deaths
- Younger sons of dukes
- House of Gordon
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1859–1865
- UK MPs 1865–1868
- UK MPs 1868–1874