George Gordon, Lord Haddo
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George Gordon, Lord Haddo (28 January 1764 – 2 October 1791) was a Scottish
Freemason
and the eldest son of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen
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On 18 June 1782, Haddo married Charlotte Baird, a sister of Sir David Baird, Bt.
and they had seven children:
Haddo was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1784–86. He predeceased his father in 1791 and on the latter's death in 1801, the earldom passed to Haddo's eldest son, George.:
Scotland
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Freemasonry
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and the eldest son of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen
George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen
George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen , styled Lord Haddo until 1745, was a Scottish peer. He sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1747 to 1761, and from 1774 to 1790...
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On 18 June 1782, Haddo married Charlotte Baird, a sister of Sir David Baird, Bt.
Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet
General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet GCB was a British military leader.-Military career:He was born at Newbyth House in Haddingtonshire, Scotland, the son of an Edinburgh merchant family, and entered the British Army in 1772. He was sent to India in 1779 with the 73rd Highlanders, in which he...
and they had seven children:
- Hon. George Hamilton-GordonGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen KG, KT, FRS, PC , styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a Scottish politician, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.-Early life:Born in Edinburgh on 28 January 1784, he...
(1784-1869), later 4th Earl of Aberdeen and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1852 – 1855). - Hon. WilliamWilliam Gordon (1785-1858)Vice-Admiral William Gordon was a Scottish naval commander and Tory politician.-Naval career:Gordon was the second son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo, son of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen. His mother was Charlotte, daughter of William Baird, while Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th...
(1784-1858), politician and Vice-Admiral. - The Hon. Sir Alexander (1786-1815), Lieutenant-Colonel, killed at WaterlooBattle of WaterlooThe Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. - Lady Alice (1787-1847), granted the rank of an earl's daughter in 1813, Lady-in-WaitingLady-in-waitingA lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a royal court, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman from a family highly thought of in good society, but was of lower rank than the woman on whom she...
to Princess Sophia of GloucesterPrincess Sophia of GloucesterPrincess Sophia of Gloucester was a member of the British Royal Family, a great granddaughter of George II and niece of George III.-Early life:...
, died unmarried. - Hon. Charles (1790-1835), soldier.
- Hon. Sir RobertRobert Gordon (diplomat)Sir Robert Gordon GCB GCH PC was a British diplomat.Gordon was a younger son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo and a brother of the 4th Earl of Aberdeen...
(1791-1847), diplomat. - Hon. Sir John (1792-1869), AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
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Haddo was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1784–86. He predeceased his father in 1791 and on the latter's death in 1801, the earldom passed to Haddo's eldest son, George.: