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Lord Alexander Gordon-Lennox

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Lord Alexander Gordon-Lennox
Member of Parliament for New Shoreham
In office
1849–1859
Personal details
Born
Lord Alexander Francis Charles Lennox

(1825-06-14)14 June 1825
Mayfair, London, England
Died22 January 1892(1892-01-22) (aged 66)
Chelsea, London
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Emily Towneley
(m. 1863)
ChildrenCosmo Gordon-Lennox
Parent
RelativesCharles, 6th Duke of Richmond (brother)
Lord Henry Lennox (brother)
Lord George Gordon-Lennox (brother)
Military career
RankCaptain
UnitRoyal Horse Guards

Lord Alexander Francis Charles Gordon-Lennox ( Lennox; 14 June 1825 – 22 January 1892) was a British Conservative politician and aristocrat.

Background

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Gordon-Lennox was born at Grosvenor Square, Mayfair,[1] the fourth son of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, and Lady Caroline, daughter of Field Marshal Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey. Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond and Lord Henry Lennox were his elder brothers and Lord George Gordon-Lennox his younger brother. Alexander was born with the surname Lennox; when his father inherited the Gordon estates from his uncle, the father took the surname Gordon-Lennox for himself and his issue, by royal licence dated 9 August 1836.[2]

Political career

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Gordon-Lennox was elected Member of Parliament for New Shoreham in 1849, a seat he held until 1859. He was also a Captain in the Royal Horse Guards.[citation needed]

Family

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Gordon-Lennox married Emily Frances Towneley, daughter of Colonel Charles Towneley and Lady Caroline Molyneux of Towneley Hall, Burnley, in 1863. They had two children, one surviving:

After a long illness, Lord Alexander died in 1892 at his house at 21 Pont Street, Chelsea, aged 66.[5] His wife died of typhoid fever on New Year's Eve of the same year.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Births". Berkshire Chronicle. 18 June 1825. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "No. 19409". The London Gazette. 12 August 1836. p. 1441.
  3. ^ Charles Mosley, ed. (2003), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, vol. 2 (107 ed.), Burke's Peerage & Gentry, p. 2992, ISBN 978-0971196629
  4. ^ "Births". Chichester Express. 6 July 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Obituary". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 23 January 1892. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Obituary". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 2 January 1893. p. 5.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for New Shoreham
1849–1859
With: Sir Charles Burrell, Bt
Succeeded by