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DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED PEERAGE. 395 Richardson (Stuart-Richardson), Stuart. family name of the Earl of Castle- I flourish in the rose. RICHMOND, LENNOX AND GORDON, DUKE OF. (GoBDON-Liarox.) CHARLES HENRY GORDON-LENNOX, K.G., P.C., D.C.L., 6th Duke of Richmond, Born Feb. 27th, 1818; succeeded his father in 1860 ; educated at Westminster, and at Christ Church, Oxford (B.A. 1839, Hon. D.C.L. 1870) ; is Duke d'Aubigny in France, Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, Hereditary Constable of Inver- ness Castle, and an Elder Brother of the Trinity House; sat as M.P. for West Sussex 1841 60; was Aide-de-Camp to the Commanders-in-Chief, (the Duke of Wellington and Baron Hardinge) 1842 54, President of the Poor Law Board 1859,^ Chairman of the Royal Commission on Oaths 1866 7, and President of the Board of Trade 1867 8; appointed Lord President of the Council 1874: married (1843) Frances Harriet, eldest daughter of Algernon Frederick Greville, Esq., and has issue, living, Sons, Charles Henry, Earl of March, M.P. b. 1845 ; was educated at Eton ; was Lieut, and Capt. in the Grenadier Guards, retired 1869; elected M.P. for West Sussex (C.) 1869; is a Dep. Lieut, and a Magistrate for Sussex and Banffshire : TO. 18fi8, Amy Mary, eldest daughter of Percy Ricardo, Esq., and has with other issue, Charles Henry, Lord Setlrington, b. 1870. Residence,?,, Lyall-street, Belgrave-square, S.W. Clubs, Carlton, Guards', White's. Algernon Charles, b. 1847. Francis Charles, b. 1849. Walter Charles, b. 1865. Daughters, Caroline Elizabeth, b. 1844. Florence Augusta, b. 1851. Brothers tiring , Henry Charles George, P. C., M.P. , b. 1821. Alexander Francis Charles, b. 18-23, m. I8f)3. George Charles, b. 182Q. Ulsters lininif, Caroline Amelia, 6. 1819, m. 1840, the 5th Earl of Bessborough. Augusta Catherine, b. 1827, m. 1851, His Serene Highness Prince William Augustus Edward, eldest son of Duke Bernard of Saxe Weimar Eisenach. Cecilia Catherine, b. 1838, in. 1859, Lord Bingham, eldest son of the 3rd Earl of Lucan, K.C.B. Patron of five livings, West Hampnet,V. Singleton, R. Tangmere, R. Mid-Lavaiit, V. Boxgrove, V. Sussex. Creations, Duke of Richmond, Earl of March, and Baron Settrington, in the peerage of England, lfi7-i, Duke of Lennox, Earl of Darnley, and Baron Methuen, in the peerage of Scotland, 1675, Duke d'Aubigny, in France, 1683 4, Duke of Gordon, and Earl of Kinrara, in the peerage of Scotland, 1876. firms, The royal arms of Charles II. viz. quarterly : 1st and 4th, France and England, quarterly: -Jml, Scotland; 3rd, Ireland ; the whole within a bordure compony, argent and gules, charged with eight roses of the last ; over all an escutcheon of pretence, gules, charged with three buckles, or, for the duchy of Aitbigni/. (Crest, On a chapeau, gales, turned up, ermine, a lion statant guardant, or, ducally crowned, gules, and gorged with a collar compony of four pieces, argent and gules, charged with two roses of the hist. Supporters, l>trti>r, a unicorn, argent, armed, crined, and unguled, or; sinister, an antelope, argent, also armed, crined, and unguled, or, and each supporter gorged with a collar compony as the crest. Seats, Goodwood-park, Chichester, Sussex; Gordon-castle, Fochabers, Banffshire. Town Residence, 49, Belgrave-square, S.W. Clubs, Carlton, White's, City Carlton.