William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen
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William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen (1679 – 30 March 1746), known between c. 1691 and 1720 as Lord Haddo, was a Scottish peer
, Tory
politician and Jacobite
.
Gordon was the second son of the 1st Earl of Aberdeen
and following the Acts of Union 1707
, was elected to the House of Commons
for Aberdeenshire
in 1708. As the eldest son of a peer
, however, he did not take his seat and was replaced by Sir Alexander Cumming, 1st Baronet a year later. As his elder brother had died c. 1691, he succeeded to his father's titles in 1720 and a year later was elected as a representative peer
for the House of Lords
.
Lord Aberdeen had acquired the estates of Ballogie
, Boddam
, Crichie, Fedderat, Fyvie
, Ruthven
and Tarland
in his lifetime and on his death in 1746, at Edinburgh (having travelled there to declare his support for the Jacobite Uprising), he was succeeded by his eldest son, George.
) and they had two daughters,
Gordon's wife had died giving birth to their second child, and he then married Lady Susan Murray (the youngest child of the 1st Duke of Atholl
) six years later and they had four children,
Lord Aberdeen's second wife also died giving birth to their last child and so he then married Lady Anne Gordon (a daughter of the 2nd Duke of Gordon
) and they had six children,
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
, Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
politician and Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
.
Gordon was the second son of the 1st Earl of Aberdeen
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen , Lord Chancellor of Scotland, was the second son of Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, ; by his wife, Mary Forbes.-Education:...
and following the Acts of Union 1707
Acts of Union 1707
The Acts of Union were two Parliamentary Acts - the Union with Scotland Act passed in 1706 by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland - which put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706,...
, was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdeenshire was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1868...
in 1708. As the eldest son of a peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
, however, he did not take his seat and was replaced by Sir Alexander Cumming, 1st Baronet a year later. As his elder brother had died c. 1691, he succeeded to his father's titles in 1720 and a year later was elected as a representative peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
for the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
Lord Aberdeen had acquired the estates of Ballogie
Ballogie
Ballogie is a rural community and an estate in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Most of Ballogie lies within the parish of Birse, although the northern part extends into the parish of Aboyne and Glentanar....
, Boddam
Boddam, Aberdeenshire
Boddam is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is north of Aberdeen and south of Peterhead. Sea cliffs rise to , south of the village: a coastal path leads along these to the Bullers of Buchan....
, Crichie, Fedderat, Fyvie
Fyvie
Fyvie is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.-Fyvie Castle:Fyvie Castle is reputed to have been built by King William the Lyon in the early thirteenth century...
, Ruthven
Ruthven, Aberdeenshire
Ruthven , Aberdeenshire is a village in Scotland near Huntly , and Keith . It is traditionally pronounced "Riven"....
and Tarland
Tarland
Tarland is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is located five miles northwest of Aboyne, and 30 miles west of Aberdeen. Population 540 ....
in his lifetime and on his death in 1746, at Edinburgh (having travelled there to declare his support for the Jacobite Uprising), he was succeeded by his eldest son, George.
Family
In 1708, he had married Lady Mary Melville (the only daughter of the 5th Earl of LevenAlexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven
Alexander Melville , 5th Earl of Leven was the son of David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven....
) and they had two daughters,
- Lady Anne (1709–1755, married the 5th Earl of Dumfries), and
- Lady Mary (born and died 1710).
Gordon's wife had died giving birth to their second child, and he then married Lady Susan Murray (the youngest child of the 1st Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, KT, PC was a Scottish nobleman, politician, and soldier. He served in numerous positions during his life, and fought in the Glorious Revolution for William III and Mary II....
) six years later and they had four children,
- George Gordon, Lord HaddoGeorge Gordon, 3rd Earl of AberdeenGeorge 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...
(1722–1801), - Hon. John (d. 1727),
- Lady Catherine (1718–1799, married her distant cousin, the 3rd Duke of GordonCosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of GordonCosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon KT , styled Marquess of Huntly until 1728, was a Scottish peer....
, and then married Staats Long MorrisStaats Long MorrisStaats Long Morris was an American colonist who served as a major-general in the British army during the American Revolution...
), and - Lady Susan (d. 1725).
Lord Aberdeen's second wife also died giving birth to their last child and so he then married Lady Anne Gordon (a daughter of the 2nd Duke of Gordon
Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon
General Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon , styled Earl of Enzie until 1684 and the Marquess of Huntly from 1684 to 1716, was a Scottish peer....
) and they had six children,
- Gen William GordonWilliam Gordon (British Army officer)General William Gordon , of Fyvie, was a British general and courtier. He was several times returned to Parliament by the interest of the Duke of Marlborough, and precipitated a family quarrel with his nephew, the Duke of Gordon, by commandeering a regiment that the latter was raising.He was the...
, (died 25 May 1816), Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1767 and for Heytesbury 1774, a Groom of the Bedchamber 1775, - Col Hon Cosmo Gordon (d. after 1783)
- Hon Alexander Gordon, Lord RockvilleAlexander Gordon, Lord RockvilleAlexander Gordon, Lord Rockville was a Scottish judge.Rockville was the youngest son of William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen, by his third wife Lady Anne, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon...
(1739-1792) - Capt Hon Charles Gordon (d. 13 Dec 1771)
- Lady Harriet Gordon, married as his second wife Robert Gordon, 15th of Hallhead on 2 March 1760, and had issue
- Lady Elizabeth Gordon