Lord George Gordon-Lennox

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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.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lymington
1860–1874
With: William Alexander Mackinnon 1860–1868
(representation reduced to one member 1868)
Succeeded by
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