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Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

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The Most Honourable
The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
DL
Arms of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
Born(1955-03-31)31 March 1955
Died12 March 2020(2020-03-12) (aged 64)[1]
Spouse(s)
Joanna Clodagh
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(m. 1981)​
IssueGeorge Gordon, 8th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
Lord Sam Gordon
Lady Anna Gordon
Lord Charles Gordon
ParentsAlastair Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, DL (31 March 1955 – 12 March 2020) was a Scottish peer and the son of Alastair Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair.

Life

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Gordon was educated at Cothill House, Abingdon, and Harrow School.

He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire in 1998.

The Dowager Marchioness is a patron of Haddo House Choral and Operatic Society.[2]

Marriage and issue

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He married Joanna Clodagh Houldsworth in 1981.[3] They had four children:

  • George Ian Alastair Gordon, 8th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (b. 4 May 1983). He married Isabelle Coaten.[4] They have two sons and one daughter:
    • Ivo Alexander Ninian Gordon, Earl of Haddo (b. 18 July 2012)[5]
    • Lord Johnny David Nehemiah Gordon (b. 23 June 2014)[6]
    • Lady Christabel Alexandra Lully Gordon (b. 1 March 2016)[6]
    • Lord Louis George Solomon Gordon (b. 5 September 2018)
  • Lord Sam Dudley Gordon (b. 25 October 1985). Lord Sam is married to Isobel Tatham. They have one son and one daughter:
    • Bertie Raiph Dudley Gordon (b. 30 August 2016)[7]
    • Lara Sophie Bebe Gordon (b. 21 September 2018)[8]
  • Lady Anna Katherine Gordon (b. 2 September 1988). Lady Anna is married to Sarah McChesney (b. 1987) in 2017.[8]
  • Lord Charles David Gordon (b. 8 June 1996)

References

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  1. ^ "ABERDEEN - Deaths Announcements". announcements.telegraph.co.uk. 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Hadde House Choral and Operatic Society". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. ^ 'Aberdeen and Temair, 7th Marquess of' in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2011
  4. ^ "Beulah Blue Heart Campaign". Tatler. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "HADDO - Births Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". announcements.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b The Peerage
  7. ^ Telegraph Announcements
  8. ^ a b The Peerage
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
2002 – 2020 		Succeeded by
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