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GORDON, Hon. William (1736-1816), of Fyvie, Aberdeen.

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b. 1736, 2nd surv. s. of William, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen [S], by his 3rd w. Lady Anne Gordon, da. of Alexander, 2nd Duke of Gordon [S]. educ. Glasgow Univ. 1748. m. his housekeeper Isobel Black, by whom he had previously had a son.
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Cornet 11 Drag. 1756; capt. 16 Drag. 1759; lt.-col. 105 Ft. 1762; half-pay 1763; col. 1777; col. 81 Ft. 1777 – 83; maj.-gen. 1781; col. 71 Ft. 1789 – 1803; lt.-gen. 1793; gen. 1798; col. 21 Ft. 1803 – d.

Groom of the bedchamber 1775 – 1812.

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GORDON, Hon. William (1736-1816), of Fyvie, Aberdeen.
Main residence: Fyvie, Aberdeen.
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GORDON, Hon. William (1736-1816)

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GOODRICKE, Henry (1741-84), of York.

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b. at Boulogne, 6 Apr. 1741, o.s. of Sir John Goodricke, 5th Bt.. m. 31 Jan. 1761, Levina Benjamina, da. of Peter Sessler of Namur (and continued for some years to live at Groningen in Holland), 3s. 4da.
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GOODRICKE, Henry (1741-84), of York.
Main residence: York.
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Commons 1754-1790
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GOODRICKE, Henry (1741-84)

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GOODRICKE, Sir John, 5th Bt. (1708-89), of Ribston, nr. Knaresborough, and Bramham Park, Yorks.

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b. 20 May 1708, 1st s. of Sir Henry Goodricke, 4th Bt., by Mary, da. of Tobias Jenkyns of Grimston, Yorks., and gd.-da. of Charles, 1st Duke of Bolton. educ. Trinity, Camb. 1725. m. 28 Sept. 1731, Mary Benson (formerly Johnson), illegit. da. of Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley (of the 1st creation), 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 21 July 1738; and in 1773 to Bramham Park estate of George Fox Lane 1st Baron Bingley (of the 2nd creation), who had m. a legit. da. of Robert, Lord Bingley.
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Resident at the court of Brussels 1750, but did not go there. Appointed minister to Sweden 1758, he remained at Copenhagen till admitted to Sweden in Apr. 1764, and was there as envoy 1764–73.

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GOODRICKE, Sir John, 5th Bt. (1708-89), of Ribston, nr. Knaresborough, and Bramham Park, Yorks.
Main residences: Ribston, nr. Knaresborough; and Bramham Park, Yorks.
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M.M.D.
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Commons 1754-1790
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GOODRICKE, Sir John, 5th Bt. (1708-89)

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GORDON, Lord Adam (?1726-1801), of Cuttieshillock, Aberdeen, and The Burn, Kincardine.

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b. ?1726, 4th surv. s. of Alexander, 2nd Duke of Gordon [S], by Lady Henrietta Mordaunt, da. of Charles, 3rd Earl of Peterborough. educ. Eton 1742-3. m. 2 Sept. 1767, Jane, da. of John Drummond, M.P., of Megginch, wid. of James, 2nd Duke of Atholl, sis. of Adam Drummond, s.p. suc. mother to Preston Hall estate, Edinburgh, 11 Oct. 1760.
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Ensign, 2 Drag. 1741, lt. 1743; capt. 18 Ft. 1746; capt. 3 Ft. Gds. and lt.-col. 1756; col. 1762; col. 66 Ft. 1763 – 75; maj.-gen. 1772; col. 26 Ft. 1775 – 82; lt.-gen. 1777; gov. Tynemouth castle 1778 – 96; col. 1 Ft. 1782 – d.; c.-in-c. Scotland 1789 – 98; gen. 1793; gov. Edinburgh castle 1796 – d.

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GORDON, Lord Adam (?1726-1801), of Cuttieshillock, Aberdeen, and The Burn, Kincardine.
Main residences: Cuttieshillock, Aberdeen; The Burn, Kincardine.
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E.H.-G.
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Commons 1754-1790
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GORDON, Adam (?1726-1801)

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