George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly
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George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly KT
(28 June 1761 – 17 June 1853), styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer.
After succeeding to the title of Earl of Aboyne
in 1794 after the death of his father, he also succeeded to the title of Marquess of Huntly
after his distant cousin, the 5th Duke of Gordon
died in 1836.
Orton Hall Hotel was the seat of the Marquess of Huntly.
er who made four known appearances in first-class
matches from 1785 to 1792 (he was styled Lord Strathavon on the scorecards). He was a member of the White Conduit Club
and an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC), but he was mainly associated with Surrey
.
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On 4 April 1791, he married Catherine Cope and they had nine children:
Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
(28 June 1761 – 17 June 1853), styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer.
After succeeding to the title of Earl of Aboyne
Earl of Aboyne
Earl of Aboyne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, borne in the Gordon family ....
in 1794 after the death of his father, he also succeeded to the title of Marquess of Huntly
Marquess of Huntly
Marquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles, only the English marquessate of Winchester being older...
after his distant cousin, the 5th Duke of Gordon
George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon
George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon GCB, PC , styled Marquess of Huntly until 1827, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician and the last of his illustrious line.-Early life:...
died in 1836.
Orton Hall Hotel was the seat of the Marquess of Huntly.
Cricket
Huntly was a keen cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who made four known appearances in first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches from 1785 to 1792 (he was styled Lord Strathavon on the scorecards). He was a member of the White Conduit Club
White Conduit Club
The White Conduit Club, although short-lived, was perhaps the most significant club in cricket history for it bridged the gulf between the rural and rustic Hambledon era and the new, modern and metropolitan era of MCC and Lord's, the two entities that it spawned.We do not know for certain when the...
and an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC), but he was mainly associated with Surrey
Surrey county cricket teams
Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.-17th century:...
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Family
Huntly was the son of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of AboyneCharles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne
Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne . The eldest son of John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne and Grace Lockhart, he succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Aboyne on 7 April 1732...
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On 4 April 1791, he married Catherine Cope and they had nine children:
- Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of HuntlyCharles Gordon, 10th Marquess of HuntlyCharles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly , styled Lord Strathavon from 1794 to 1836 and Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853, was a Scottish peer and Tory then Whig politician.-Family:...
(1792–1863) - Catherine Susan Gordon, Lady Chesham (1792–1866)
- Reverend Lord George Gordon (1794–1862)
- Admiral Lord John Frederick Gordon-Hallyburton (1799–1878)
- Major Lord Henry Gordon (1802–65)
- Cecil James Gordon (1806–78)
- Lady Mary Gordon (d. 1825)
- Lt.-Col. Francis Arthur Gordon (1808–57)