26-763: John , Johnny , Jonathan , or Jon Gordon may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] John Watson Gordon (1788–1864), Scottish portrait painter and a president of the Royal Scottish Academy John Gordon (trombonist) (born 1939), American jazz trombonist Jon Gordon (musician) (born 1966), American jazz saxophonist John Gordon (scenic artist) (c. 1874–1911), in Australia, son of George Gordon John Gordon (songwriter) (born 1963), Australian singer-songwriter and music producer John Gordon (Danish musician) [ da ] , writer of
52-889: A Liberty ship John James Hood Gordon (1832–1908), British Army general John Rutherford Gordon (1895–1978), Australian fighter pilot in World War I John A. Gordon (born 1946), deputy director of the CIA, Homeland Security advisor John E. Gordon , judge advocate general of the U.S. Navy, 1990–1992 John de la Hay Gordon , British army officer, administrator and diplomat Nobility [ edit ] John Gordon, Lord Gordon (died 1517), Scottish nobleman John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland (1525–1567), Scottish magnate John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland , Scottish landowner and courtier Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar , Scottish courtier and landowner John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure (1599–1634), Scottish nobleman and founder of
78-506: A little later De Quincey , and Sir David Brewster , 1864. Among his most important works may be mentioned the 1st Marquess of Dalhousie ; Sir Alexander Hope (1835); Lord President Hope ; and Dr Chalmers. These, unlike his later works, are generally rich in colour. The full-length of Dr Alexander Brunton (1844), and Dr Lee , the principal of the university (1846), mark a modification of his style, which ultimately resolved itself into extreme simplicity, both of colour and treatment. During
104-639: A period of political transition. He travelled extensively throughout the country and is described as having "transformed the role of Governor General from that of the aristocrat representing the King or Queen in Canada to a symbol representing the interests of all citizens". He was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1895. He was again appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1905, and served until 1915. During his tenure he also served as Rector of
130-576: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Watson Gordon Sir John Watson Gordon PRSA RA (1788 – 1 June 1864) was a Scottish portrait painter and president of the Royal Scottish Academy . Gordon was born John Watson in Edinburgh , the eldest son of Captain Watson, R.A., a cadet of the family of Watson of Overmains, in
156-661: The Coldstream Ranch in the northern Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and launched the first commercial orchard operations in that region, which gave birth to an industry and settlement colony as other Britons emigrated to the region because of his prestige and bought into the orcharding lifestyle. The ranch is today part of the municipality of Coldstream , and various placenames in the area commemorate him and his family, such as Aberdeen Lake and Haddo Creek. He served as Governor General of Canada from 1893 to 1898 during
182-641: The National Council of Women of Canada and the Victorian Order of Nurses . They had five children: Aberdeen entered the House of Lords following his succession to his brother's earldom in January 1870. A Liberal , he was present for William Ewart Gladstone 's first Midlothian campaign at Lord Rosebery 's house in 1879. He became Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire in 1880, served as Lord High Commissioner to
208-579: The National Portrait Gallery, London , having been donated by Aberdeen's daughter Marjorie in 1953. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 1st Aberdeenshire Artillery Volunteers on 14 January 1888 and retained the position with its successors, the 1st Highland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, until after World War I . In 1889 he was chosen as an alderman of the first Middlesex County Council , his address being given as Dollis Hill House , Kilburn , in that county. In 1891, he bought
234-550: The University of St Andrews and University College, Oxford . He succeeded as 7th Earl of Aberdeen following the death of his eldest brother, George , in January 1870. In 1877 he married Ishbel Marjoribanks (1857–1939), daughter of Sir Dudley Marjoribanks and Isabella Weir-Hogg. They had been long-time friends. Lady Aberdeen later served as President of the International Council of Women from 1893 to 1899 and founded
260-542: The county of Berwick . He was educated specifically to prepare him for enrolling in the Royal Engineers . He entered as a student in the government school of design, under the management of the Board of Manufactures. he showed a natural aptitude for art, and his father was persuaded to allow him to adopt it as his profession. Captain Watson was himself a skilful draughtsman, and his brother George Watson , afterwards president of
286-768: The 2010 Eurovision song " Satellite " John Gordon (author) (1925–2017), English writer of teenage supernatural fiction John Gordon, pen name of Randall Garrett (1927–1987), American science fiction and fantasy author John R. Gordon (born 1964), English screenwriter Jon Henry Gordon (active 2010), makeup artist Military [ edit ] John Gordon (militia captain) (1759–1819), American Appalachian pioneer and Indian fighter John Gordon (Royal Navy officer) (1792–1869), court-martialed after HMS America incident John William Gordon (1814–1870), British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers John B. Gordon (1832–1904), Confederate general, Georgia governor, U.S. senator SS John B. Gordon ,
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338-521: The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1881 to 1885 (he held the position again in 1915), and was briefly appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1886. He became a Privy Counsellor in the same year. In 1884, he hosted a dinner at Haddo House honouring Gladstone on his tour of Scotland. The occasion was captured by the painter Alfred Edward Emslie ; the painting is now in the collection of
364-732: The Holy See John Gordon (bishop) (1544–1619), Scottish bishop and Dean of Salisbury John Clement Gordon (1644–1726), Scottish bishop, Jacobite, and Catholic convert John Gordon (priest) (1726–1793), Anglican priest Sports [ edit ] John Gordon (rugby union) (1849–1934), Scottish international rugby union player John Gordon (Scottish footballer) (1886–1971), Scottish footballer John Gordon (referee) (1930–2000), Scottish football referee Johnny Gordon (1931–2001), English football player who played mostly with Portsmouth and Birmingham City John Gordon (sportscaster) (born 1940), American radio announcer for
390-1084: The Minnesota Twins Major League baseball team John Gordon (badminton) (born 1978), New Zealand badminton player John Gordon (English cricketer) (1886–1933), English cricketer John Gordon (Jamaican cricketer) (born 1956), Jamaican cricketer John Gordon (curler) (born 1958), American Olympic curler Other [ edit ] John Gordon (merchant) (c. 1710–1778), British Loyalist merchant and trader of Scottish origin John Gordon (convict) (died 1845), last person executed by Rhode Island John Gordon (anatomist) (1786–1818), Scottish physician and anatomist John Thomson Gordon (1813–1865), Scottish advocate John Gordon (journalist) (1890–1974), Scottish newspaper editor and columnist John Steele Gordon (born 1944), American business and economics writer Jon Gordon , American business writer See also [ edit ] Jack Gordon (disambiguation) Jean Gordon (disambiguation) , for
416-563: The Northern Ireland parliament for Antrim and Carrick Peter Gordon (politician) (John Bowie Gordon, 1921–1991), New Zealand politician John Gordon (union leader) , president of Public Service Alliance of Canada Jack Gordon (official greeter) (John F. Gordon, 1921–2010), Seattle civic activist John William Gordon (trade unionist) (1879–?), Irish trade union official and political activist Religion [ edit ] John Gordon (archbishop) (1912–1981), Irish diplomat of
442-664: The Royal Scottish Academy, was a highly respected portrait painter, second only to Sir Henry Raeburn , who was a friend of the family. In 1808 Gordon exhibited a picture " The Lay of the Last Minstrel " at the Lyceum in Nicolson Street, Edinburgh – the first public exhibition of paintings in that city – and continued for some years to exhibit fancy subjects; but, although freely and sweetly painted, they were altogether without
468-697: The University of St Andrews (1913–1916), was created a Knight Companion of the Order of the Thistle (1906), and was created a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1911). Following his retirement, he was created Earl of Haddo , in the County of Aberdeen , and Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair , in the County of Aberdeen, in the County of Meath and in the County of Argyll , in January 1916. Aberdeen lived
494-446: The force and character which stamped his portrait pictures as the works of a master. After the death of Sir Henry Raeburn in 1823 he succeeded to much of his practice. He assumed the name of Gordon in 1826. One of the earliest of his famous sitters was Sir Walter Scott , who sat for a first portrait in 1820. Then came JG Lockhart in 1821; Professor Wilson, 1822 and 1850, two portraits; Sir Archibald Alison , 1839; Dr Chalmers , 1844;
520-444: The handling extremely masterly, though never obtruding its cleverness. He was very successful in rendering acute observant character. A good example of his last style, showing pearly flesh-painting freely handled, yet highly finished, is his head of Sir John Shaw-Lefevre . Gordon was one of the earlier members of the Royal Scottish Academy, and was elected its president in 1850; he was at the same time appointed limner for Scotland to
546-402: The last twenty years of his life he painted many distinguished Englishmen who came to Edinburgh to sit to him. And it is significant that David Cox , the landscape painter, on being presented with his portrait, subscribed for by many friends, chose to go to Edinburgh to have it executed by Watson Gordon, although he neither knew the painter personally nor had ever before visited the country. Among
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#1732851999054572-613: The later stages of his life at the House of Cromar in Tarland , Aberdeenshire , which he had built and where he died in 1934. His son, George, succeeded to the marquessate. The House of Cromar passed to Sir Alexander MacRobert in 1934 and it was renamed Alastrean House by his widow . It was leased to the RAF Benevolent Fund in 1984. Jokes Cracked by Lord Aberdeen , a memoir collection of John Hamilton-Gordon's dinner party repartee ,
598-463: The portraits painted during this period, in what may be termed his third style, are De Quincey; General Sir Thomas Macdougall Brisbane ; the Prince of Wales , Lord Macaulay , Sir M. Packington, Lord Murray , Lord Cockburn , Lord Rutherfurd and Sir John Shaw-Lefevre . These latter pictures are mostly clear and grey, sometimes showing little or no positive colour, the flesh itself being very grey, and
624-617: The queen , and received the honour of knighthood. Since 1841 he had been an associate of the Royal Academy, and in 1851 he was elected a royal academician. He is buried in the eastern extension of Canongate Kirkyard on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh . John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair , KT , KP , GCMG , GCVO , PC (3 August 1847 – 7 March 1934)
650-1215: The town of New Galloway John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland (1609–1679), Scottish peer Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo (1610–1644), Scottish Royalist supporter of Charles I Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet, of Haddo (died 1665) John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne (died 1732) John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland (1661–1733), Scottish nobleman and politician John Gordon, 7th/10th Viscount of Kenmure (1750–1840), Viscount of Kenmure John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1847–1934), Scottish Liberal politician and colonial governor Politics [ edit ] John Gordon (Aberdeen MP) (c. 1655–1730), Scottish MP 1708–1710 John Gordon of Glenbucket , Scottish Jacobite John Gordon (soldier) (c. 1776–1858), MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis John Gordon (South Londonderry MP) (1849–1922), Irish MP 1900–1916 John Gordon (Conservative politician) (1850–1915), MP for Elginshire and Nairnshire, 1895–1906, and Brighton, 1911–1914 Sir John Hannah Gordon (1850–1923), South Australian politician and judge John Gordon (Victorian politician) (1858–1937), Australian politician John Fawcett Gordon (1879–1965), MP in
676-458: Was a British politician. Born in Edinburgh , Aberdeen held office in several countries, serving twice as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1886; 1905–1915) and serving from 1893 to 1898 as Governor General of Canada . Aberdeen was born in Edinburgh to George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen , and his wife, Mary Baillie, daughter of George Baillie and sister to the Earl of Haddington . He studied at
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