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William Gordon

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Gender Male
Date of died May 25,1816
Parents William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen
Rank General
Service/branch British Army
Grandparents George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen
Great-grandparent Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo
Job Army officer
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Date of Upd.
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William Gordon Life story


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.

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