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GORDON. 53 Gordon, &c. [S.], and Earldom of Norwich, &c., 17 June 1827; P.O., 1830. He m. 11 Dec. 1813, Elizabeth da. of Alexander Brodie, of Arnhall, co. Kincardine, by Elizabeth Margaret, da. of James Whmyss. He d. s.p,, in Belgrave square, LIS May 1836, aged 6(3, and was bur. from Greenwich (where he was escorted by his regiment) in Scotland. Will pr, Aug. 1836. On his death the Dukedom of Gordon [S.] and the titles cr. therewith in 1684, as also the Earldom of Norwich and the Barony of Gordon of Huntley [G.B.] both cr. 1781 became extinct, the Baron;/ of Mordaunt, &c. [E.J, fell into abeyance between his sisters and coheirs or their descendants, the Marqttatate of Huntly [S.] devolved on his cousin and h. male, while I113 eldest sister (the Duchess of Richmond) was heir of line to any his Scotch titles so des- cendible. His widow, who was b. in London, 20 June 1794 (being 24 years his junior) having devoted herself to works of charity since her age of 33, became a member of the Free Church [S.], 1846.(a) She d. 31 Jan. 1864, at Huntly Lodge, in Strathbogie, co. Aberdeen, in her 70th year. GORDON OF ABERDEEN. i.e., " Gordon op Aberdeen, co. Aberdeen," Viscountcy (Gordon), cr. 1814. See "Aberdeen," Earldom [S.J, 1682, under the 4th Earl. ABOYNE, possibly GORDON OF ABOYNE, Barony [S.] (Gordon), cr. 1627, with the Viscountcy OF Meloum [S.], which see ; ex. 1S30. GORDON OF DRUMEARN. Barony for The Rt, Hon. Edward-Strathearn Gordon, one of life. H.M.'s Counsel and H.M.'s Advocate for Scotland was on 17 Oct. I. 1876, 1876, appointed a Loud of Aiteal is Ordinary (under " the to Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1S7G"), and granted the dignity of a 1870. Baron for life^') by the stylo of BARON GORDON OF DRUM- EARN, co. Stirling. lie was 1st s. of John Gordon, Major 2d Foot, by Catharine, da. of Alexander Smith ; was b. at Inverness, 10 April 1814 ; ed. at the Academy there and at the Univ. of Edinburgh ; LL.D. of Glasgow and Edinburgh ; called to the bar [S.], 1835 j Sheriff of co. Perth, 1S58-66 ; M.P. for Thetford. 1S67-6S, and for the Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, 1869-76 ; Solicitor Gen. [S.], 1866-67 ; Lord Advocate [S.], 1867-6S, and again, 1S74 to 1876, having meanwhile been made Queen's Counsel in 1S6S and Dean of Faculty [S.J, 1868 to 1874. P.O., 1874, being in 1876, as abovestated, raised to a life peerage, &c, with a salary of £6,000 a year.( c ) He m. 1845, Agnes, only child of James MacInnes, of Auchenreoch, co. Stirling. He d. 21 Aug- 1879, aged 65, at Brussels. His widow living 1890 at Edinburgh. GORDON OF GORDON CASTLE. i.e., "Gordon of Gordon Castle in Scotland," Dukedom (Gordon- Lennox), cr. 1876. See " Richmond " Dukedom, cr. 1675, under the 6th Duke. GORDON OF HUNTLEY. i.e., "Gordon of Huntley, co. Gloucester," Barony (Gordon), cr. 1784, with the Earldom op Norwich, which Bee. These titles were conferred on the Duke of Gordon, Marquess of Huntly, &c. [S.] ; ex. (with that Dukedom) 1836. ( a ) She occupied " among evangelical christians in Scotland the position that in former years had been held by the Countess of Leven and Viscountess Glenorchy. ' See Stephen's "Nat Biogr." (>>) See vol. i, p. 357, note "a," sub "Blackburn," as to the nature and extent of these creationB. ( c ) " He was a careful and accurate if not a brilliant lawyer. His health did not permit him to give full scope to his powers in the House of Lords, but the judgments that he did give there were invariably sound and carefully considered.' Stephen's " Nat. Biogr." (d) See p. 52, note « a."