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Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly

Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (4 January 1792 – 18 September 1863), styled Lord Strathavon from 1794 to 1836 and Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853, was a Scottish peer and first a Tory (1818–1830) and then a Whig (1830 onwards) politician.

The Marquess of Huntly
Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire
In office
1861–1863
Preceded byThe Earl of Aberdeen
Succeeded byThe Earl of Kintore
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire
In office
1830–1831
Serving with Viscount Mandeville
Preceded byWilliam Fellowes
Viscount Mandeville
Succeeded byEdward Fellowes
George Thornhill
Member of Parliament for East Grinstead
In office
1818–1830
Serving with George William Gunning, Charles Jenkinson, Viscount Holmesdale
Preceded byGeorge William Gunning
Sir George Hope
Succeeded byViscount Holmesdale
Frederick West
Personal details
Born
Charles Gordon

(1792-01-04)4 January 1792
Orton Longueville
Died18 September 1863(1863-09-18) (aged 71)
Orton Longueville
NationalityBritish
Political partyTory
Spouses
Lady Elizabeth Conyngham
(m. 1826; died 1839)
Maria Antoinetta Pegus
(m. 1844)
RelationsCharles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne (grandfather)
Children13
Parent(s)George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly
Catherine Cope
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge

Early and political life

Huntly was born at Orton Longueville in 1792, the eldest son of the 5th Earl of Aboyne (later Marquess of Huntly) and his wife, Catherine Cope (of the Cope baronets of Bruern). His younger siblings included Lady Catherine Susan Gordon (wife of Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham);[1] Lord George Gordon (the Rector of Chesterton who married Charlotte Anne Vaughan);[1] Lady Charlotte Sophia Gordon;[1] Lady Mary Gordon (who married Frederick Charles William Seymour, Esq., a son of Lord Hugh Seymour);[1] Adm. Lord Frederick Gordon-Hallyburton (who married Lady Augusta FitzClarence, a sister of George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster, and the daughter of King William IV and his mistress Dorothea Jordan);[1] Maj. Lord Henry Gordon (who married Louisa Payne);[1] Lord Cecil James Gordon-Moore (who married Emily Moore);[1] and Lord Francis Gordon (who married Isabel Grant, a daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir William Keir Grant).[1]

He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[2]

Career

Gordon entered Parliament in 1818 as a Tory MP for East Grinstead before being elected as a Whig MP for Huntingdonshire in 1830.

From 1826 to 1830, he was a Lord of the Bedchamber and then a Lord-in-waiting from 1840 to 1841, his last office being that of Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire from 1861 until his death.[3]

Upon his father's death in 1853, he inherited the Marquessate of Huntly and the Earldom of Aboyne (both in the Peerage of Scotland) and the Meldrum Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1]

Cricket

Huntly played first-class cricket for Hampshire, Middlesex, Kent, Surrey and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 1819 and 1843. He also appeared in first-class matches for W Ward's XI, both the Players and the Gentlemen, a Married XI, Lord Strathavon's XI (his own side) and the Gentlemen of Kent.[4] In 33 first-class matches he scored a total of 193 runs, with a highest score of 19 against Oxford University, at a batting average of 4.02 runs per innings, only reaching double-figures on four occasions in 61 innings.[3][5]

Huntly played for both the Players and the Gentlemen in the annual matches between the two sides, uniquely becoming the only member of the aristocracy to appear for the Players when he did so in 1819. This appears to have been due to him having placed a bet on the Players. He played for the Gentlemen in the fixture in 1827.[3]

He was a member of MCC for around 50 years and its president in 1821–22.[3][4] His brother, Francis Gordon, also played some first-class cricket, including for MCC, and appeared alongside Huntley for the Gentlemen in 1827. The brother's father had been an early member of MCC.[4]

Personal life

 
Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Conyngham by Sir Thomas Lawrence in the early 1820s, is in the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon.

In March 1826, he as married to Lady Elizabeth Conyngham, the eldest daughter of the Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham and the former Elizabeth Denison, king George IV's mistress. They did not have any children before her death in 1839.[1]

At age 52, Huntley married Maria Antoinetta Pegus (c. 1821–1893), the only surviving daughter of Rev. William Peter Pegus and the former Charlotte Susanna Layard (a daughter of Very Rev. Charles Layard, Dean of Bristol). Maria's was a half-sister of George Bertie, 10th Earl of Lindsey.[3] With Maria he had fourteen children, the last born five months after his death:[1]

Lord Huntly died at Orton Longueville 18 September 1863, aged 71.[5] His titles passed to his eldest son, Charles. His widow died on 10 August 1893.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Huntly, Marquess of (S, 1599)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Gordon, Charles (Lord Strathaven) (GRDN810C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ a b c d e Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 18–19. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 16 August 2022.)
  4. ^ a b c Earl of Aboyne, CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2019. (subscription required)
  5. ^ a b Earl of Aboyne, CricInfo. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

External links

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Huntly
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George William Gunning
Sir George Hope
Member of Parliament for East Grinstead
1818–1830
With: George William Gunning 1812–1818
Charles Jenkinson 1818–1829
Viscount Holmesdale 1829–1832
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire
1830–1831
With: Viscount Mandeville
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire
1861–1863
Succeeded by
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Marquess of Huntly
1853–1863
Succeeded by

charles, gordon, 10th, marquess, huntly, january, 1792, september, 1863, styled, lord, strathavon, from, 1794, 1836, earl, aboyne, from, 1836, 1853, scottish, peer, first, tory, 1818, 1830, then, whig, 1830, onwards, politician, most, honourablethe, marquess, . Charles Gordon 10th Marquess of Huntly 4 January 1792 18 September 1863 styled Lord Strathavon from 1794 to 1836 and Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853 was a Scottish peer and first a Tory 1818 1830 and then a Whig 1830 onwards politician The Most HonourableThe Marquess of HuntlyLord Lieutenant of AberdeenshireIn office 1861 1863Preceded byThe Earl of AberdeenSucceeded byThe Earl of KintoreMember of Parliament for HuntingdonshireIn office 1830 1831Serving with Viscount MandevillePreceded byWilliam FellowesViscount MandevilleSucceeded byEdward FellowesGeorge ThornhillMember of Parliament for East GrinsteadIn office 1818 1830Serving with George William Gunning Charles Jenkinson Viscount HolmesdalePreceded byGeorge William GunningSir George HopeSucceeded byViscount HolmesdaleFrederick WestPersonal detailsBornCharles Gordon 1792 01 04 4 January 1792Orton LonguevilleDied18 September 1863 1863 09 18 aged 71 Orton LonguevilleNationalityBritishPolitical partyTorySpousesLady Elizabeth Conyngham m 1826 died 1839 wbr Maria Antoinetta Pegus m 1844 wbr RelationsCharles Gordon 4th Earl of Aboyne grandfather Children13Parent s George Gordon 9th Marquess of HuntlyCatherine CopeAlma materSt John s College Cambridge Contents 1 Early and political life 2 Career 2 1 Cricket 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly and political life EditHuntly was born at Orton Longueville in 1792 the eldest son of the 5th Earl of Aboyne later Marquess of Huntly and his wife Catherine Cope of the Cope baronets of Bruern His younger siblings included Lady Catherine Susan Gordon wife of Charles Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 1 Lord George Gordon the Rector of Chesterton who married Charlotte Anne Vaughan 1 Lady Charlotte Sophia Gordon 1 Lady Mary Gordon who married Frederick Charles William Seymour Esq a son of Lord Hugh Seymour 1 Adm Lord Frederick Gordon Hallyburton who married Lady Augusta FitzClarence a sister of George FitzClarence 1st Earl of Munster and the daughter of King William IV and his mistress Dorothea Jordan 1 Maj Lord Henry Gordon who married Louisa Payne 1 Lord Cecil James Gordon Moore who married Emily Moore 1 and Lord Francis Gordon who married Isabel Grant a daughter of Lt Gen Sir William Keir Grant 1 He was educated at St John s College Cambridge 2 Career EditGordon entered Parliament in 1818 as a Tory MP for East Grinstead before being elected as a Whig MP for Huntingdonshire in 1830 From 1826 to 1830 he was a Lord of the Bedchamber and then a Lord in waiting from 1840 to 1841 his last office being that of Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire from 1861 until his death 3 Upon his father s death in 1853 he inherited the Marquessate of Huntly and the Earldom of Aboyne both in the Peerage of Scotland and the Meldrum Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1 Cricket Edit Huntly played first class cricket for Hampshire Middlesex Kent Surrey and the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC between 1819 and 1843 He also appeared in first class matches for W Ward s XI both the Players and the Gentlemen a Married XI Lord Strathavon s XI his own side and the Gentlemen of Kent 4 In 33 first class matches he scored a total of 193 runs with a highest score of 19 against Oxford University at a batting average of 4 02 runs per innings only reaching double figures on four occasions in 61 innings 3 5 Huntly played for both the Players and the Gentlemen in the annual matches between the two sides uniquely becoming the only member of the aristocracy to appear for the Players when he did so in 1819 This appears to have been due to him having placed a bet on the Players He played for the Gentlemen in the fixture in 1827 3 He was a member of MCC for around 50 years and its president in 1821 22 3 4 His brother Francis Gordon also played some first class cricket including for MCC and appeared alongside Huntley for the Gentlemen in 1827 The brother s father had been an early member of MCC 4 Personal life Edit Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Conyngham by Sir Thomas Lawrence in the early 1820s is in the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian Lisbon In March 1826 he as married to Lady Elizabeth Conyngham the eldest daughter of the Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham and the former Elizabeth Denison king George IV s mistress They did not have any children before her death in 1839 1 At age 52 Huntley married Maria Antoinetta Pegus c 1821 1893 the only surviving daughter of Rev William Peter Pegus and the former Charlotte Susanna Layard a daughter of Very Rev Charles Layard Dean of Bristol Maria s was a half sister of George Bertie 10th Earl of Lindsey 3 With Maria he had fourteen children the last born five months after his death 1 Lady Mary Katherine Gordon 1845 1930 who married Edmund Turnor in 1866 1 Lady Evelyn Elizabeth Gordon 1846 1921 who married Gilbert Heathcote Drummond Willoughby 1st Earl of Ancaster in 1863 1 Charles Gordon 11th Marquess of Huntly 1847 1937 a Lord in Waiting Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms Privy Councillor and Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen 1 Lord Lewis Gordon 1848 1870 who was lost at sea in HMS Captain 1 Lord Bertrand Gordon 1850 1869 who died unmarried 1 Lord Douglas William Cope Gordon 1851 1888 a Lt Col and Member of Parliament 1 Lord Esme Stuart Gordon 1853 1900 who married Elizabeth Anne Phippen Brown in 1874 1 Lady Grace Cecilie Gordon 1854 1941 who married Hugh Lowther 5th Earl of Lonsdale in 1878 1 Lord Granville Armyne Gordon 1856 1907 who married Charlotte D Olier Roe a daughter of Henry Roe of Mount Dunville Park in 1878 1 Lady Margaret Ethel Gordon 1858 1950 who married George Ormsby Gore 3rd Baron Harlech in 1881 1 Lord Randolph Seaton Gordon 1859 1859 who died young 1 Lady Elena Mary Gordon 1861 1936 who married Maj George Lamplugh Wickham of Wetherby in 1885 1 Lady Edith Blanche Gordon 1861 1862 1 Lady Ethelreda Caroline Gordon 1864 1961 who married Lt Col Henry Wickham of Oundle youngest son of Lamplugh Wickham in 1884 1 Lord Huntly died at Orton Longueville 18 September 1863 aged 71 5 His titles passed to his eldest son Charles His widow died on 10 August 1893 1 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Huntly Marquess of S 1599 www cracroftspeerage co uk Heraldic Media Limited Retrieved 15 October 2020 Gordon Charles Lord Strathaven GRDN810C A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b c d e Carlaw D 2020 Kent County Cricketers A to Z Part One 1806 1914 revised edition pp 18 19 Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians Retrieved 16 August 2022 a b c Earl of Aboyne CricketArchive Retrieved 26 December 2019 subscription required a b Earl of Aboyne CricInfo Retrieved 26 December 2019 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of HuntlyParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byGeorge William GunningSir George Hope Member of Parliament for East Grinstead1818 1830 With George William Gunning 1812 1818Charles Jenkinson 1818 1829Viscount Holmesdale 1829 1832 Succeeded byViscount HolmesdaleFrederick WestPreceded byWilliam FellowesViscount Mandeville Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire1830 1831 With Viscount Mandeville Succeeded byEdward FellowesGeorge ThornhillHonorary titlesPreceded byThe Earl of Aberdeen Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire1861 1863 Succeeded byThe Earl of KintorePeerage of ScotlandPreceded byGeorge Gordon Marquess of Huntly1853 1863 Succeeded byCharles Gordon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Gordon 10th Marquess of Huntly amp oldid 1132340093, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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