George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon

George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon GCB, PC (2 February 1770 – 28 May 1836), styled Marquess of Huntly until 1827, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician and the last of his illustrious line. George had been born at Edinburgh on 2 February 1770 the eldest son of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon and his wife, the celebrated Jane Maxwell. He was educated at Eton. He became a professional soldier and rose to the rank of General. As Marque... more

George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon GCB, PC (2 February 1770 – 28 May 1836), styled Marquess of Huntly until 1827, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician and the last of his illustrious line. George had been born at Edinburgh on 2 February 1770 the eldest son of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon and his wife, the celebrated Jane Maxwell. He was educated at Eton. He became a professional soldier and rose to the rank of General. As Marquess of Huntly, he served with the Guards in Flanders from 1793–4. He raised the 92nd Highlanders and commanded the regiment in Spain, Corsica, Ireland and the Netherlands from 1795 to 1799, where he was badly wounded. He commanded a division in the Walcheren Expedition of 1809. He was a freemason and was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1792 to 1794. He was Member of Parliament for Eye from 1806 to 1807. On 11 April 1807, at the age of 37, he was summoned to the House of Lords in one of the minor peerages of his father (Baron... less