Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne (c1638 – March 1681). The fourth son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly and Lady Anne Campbell, he was created 1st Earl of Aboyne and 1st Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet by Letters Patent on 10 September 1660. At the time of his death in March 1681, he was succeeded in the earldom and lordship by his son.
11-2029: Charles Gordon may refer to: Politics and armed forces [ edit ] Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne (1638–1678) Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne (1670–1702) Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne (1726–1794) Charles Gordon (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1780–1860) Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (1792–1863), Scottish peer and politician Charles George Gordon (1833–1885), British army officer and colonial governor, killed at Khartoum Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly (1847–1937), Scottish Liberal politician Charlie Gordon (born 1951), Scottish Labour Party politician Charles William Gordon (MP) (1817–1863), British Conservative politician Charles Gordon (parliamentary clerk) (1918–2009), English parliamentary clerk Sports [ edit ] Charles Gordon (cricketer, born 1849) (1849–1930), English cricketer Charles Gordon (cricketer, born 1814) (1814–1899), English cricketer and gin distiller Charles Gordon (Canadian football) (born 1968), Canadian football player Charles Gordon (American football) (born 1984), American cornerback Other [ edit ] Ralph Connor (1860–1937), pen name of Rev. Charles William Gordon, Canadian novelist Charles Blair Gordon (1867–1939), Canadian banker Charles Gordon (trade unionist) (died 1929), British trade union leader Charles Gordon (lawyer) (1905–1999), American immigration attorney Charles Gordon (artist) (1909–1978), American watercolor artist Charles Gordon (journalist) (born 1940), Canadian writer and journalist Charles Jason Gordon (born 1959), Barbadian archbishop Charles Gordon (producer) (1947–2020), American film producer of October Sky Charles B. W. Gordon Sr. (1861–1941) American Baptist minister, journalist, and newspaper publisher Charles Grant Gordon (1927–2013), Scottish whisky distiller Characters [ edit ] Charlie Gordon,
22-509: A Scottish representative peer from 1796 to 1806, and again from 1807 to 1812. In 1815, he was created Baron Bowes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom , but upon his death five years later without legitimate issue, the peerage became extinct. The Scottish peerages were inherited by his younger brother, the 11th Earl. The 11th Earl was succeeded by his grandson, the 12th Earl, who also sat in
33-691: A courtesy title . Normally, the highest subsidiary title (in this case Viscount Lyon ) would be used, but Lord Glamis is used instead to prevent confusion with the officer of arms , Lord Lyon King of Arms . Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900–2002) was the daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne , and the sister of the 15th Earl . The family seat is Glamis Castle , in Angus, Scotland . Other family seats were Gibside , near Burnopfield , County Durham and Streatlam Castle , near Barnard Castle in County Durham . The traditional burial place of
44-468: The Peerage of Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . John Lyon, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The earl is also Chief of Clan Lyon . The established history of Clan Lyon states that the family is of French origin, with the original name de Leonne , but James Balfour Paul , in his Scots Peerage , states that
55-644: The House of Lords as a representative peer from 1852 to 1865. He married but left no children, and the peerages were inherited by his brother, the 13th Earl, who sat in the Lords as a representative peer from 1870 until 1892. In 1887, he was created Baron Bowes of Streatlam Castle , in the County of Durham , and of Lunedale , in the County of York , in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This gave him and his successors an automatic seat in
66-481: The House of Lords, which the earldom did not entitle them to until the Peerage Act 1963 extended that right to all holders of Scottish peerages. The 13th Earl was succeeded by his son, the 14th Earl, who in 1937 was created Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, leading to his becoming the 14th and 1st Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne . The eldest son of the earl uses Lord Glamis as
77-455: The Peerage of Scotland for Patrick Lyon, the ninth Lord Glamis, who was also created Lord Lyon and Glamis at the same time. In 1677, the designation of the earldom was changed to "Strathmore and Kinghorne" for Patrick Lyon, the third Earl. He was also granted the subsidiary titles of Viscount Lyon and Lord of Glamis, Tannadyce, Sidlaw and Strathdichtie . The 10th Earl sat in the House of Lords as
88-407: The accession of Robert II . He acquired significant lands, and on 18 March 1372, Robert II granted him "the free barony of Glamuyss in the sheriffdom of Forfar." Glamis has remained the seat of the family ever since. His descendant Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis was created the first Lord Glamis in the Peerage of Scotland in 1445. In 1606, the earldom was first created as Earl of Kinghorne in
99-515: The family is likely of Celtic origin. The family's earliest recorded possessions, the thanages of Glamis, Glamis, Tannadyce and Belhelvies, were in a Celtic stronghold, while government positions held by family chiefs would have required fluency in Gaelic . The first recorded family member, John Lyon, Lord of Glamis , was a courtier and diplomat, who was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal in 1371 on
110-677: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Gordon&oldid=1255266458 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne He married firstly, Margaret Irvine, daughter of Alexander Irvine, c1662, and had issue: His first wife died in 1662. He married secondly, Elizabeth Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne and Lady Elizabeth Maule, on 28 August 1665, and had issue: This biography of an earl in
121-459: The main character in Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, and in the film adaptation Charly See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Charles Gordon [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
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