Family and Education
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.
Offices Held
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.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Cuttieshillock, Aberdeen; The Burn, Kincardine.
Volume
Commons 1754-1790
Web Title
GORDON, Adam (?1726-1801)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion
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