George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen (6 October 1637–20 April 1720), Lord Chancellor of Scotland, was the second son of Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, (executed in 1644); by his wife, Mary Forbes. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Lord Chancellor of Scotland was a Great Officer of State in pre- Union Scotland. Sir John Gordon 1st Baronet (1610 – 19 July 1644) was a Scottish Royalist supporter of Charles I during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen ( Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is a Registration county of Scotland.
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Education
He graduated M.A., and was chosen professor at King's College, Aberdeen, in 1658. A Master of Arts in Scotland is an academic degree in Humanities and Social sciences awarded by the Ancient universities of Scotland – The University of Aberdeen is an Ancient university founded in 1495, in Old Aberdeen, Scotland. Subsequently he traveled and studied civil law abroad.
Career
At the Restoration the sequestration of his father's lands was annulled, and in 1665 he succeeded by the death of his elder brother as the 3rd Baronet Gordon, of Haddo and to the family estates. The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored Sir John Gordon 2nd Baronet (c1632 – 1665 The eldest son of Sir John Gordon 1st Baronet of Haddo and Mary Forbes he succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet on the execution There have been eleven Gordon Baronetcies: Gordon of Letterfourie Sutherland ( 1625) Sir Robert Gordon 1st Baronet (1580- 1656 He returned home in 1667, was admitted advocate in 1668 and gained a high legal reputation. An advocate is one who speaks on behalf of another person especially in a legal context He represented Aberdeenshire in the Parliament of Scotland of 1669 and in the following assemblies, during his first session strongly opposing the projected union of the two legislatures. This article is about the pre-1707 parliament The article on the devolved legislative body established in 1999 is at Scottish Parliament. The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed during 1706 and 1707 by the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland to put into In November 1678 he was made a Privy Counsellor for Scotland, and in 1680 was raised to the bench as Lord Haddo. The Privy Council of Scotland was a body that advised the King. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland. It is both a Court of first instance and a court of Appeal and sits exclusively He was a leading member of the Duke of York's administration, was created a Lord of the Articles in June and in November 1681 Lord President of the Privy Council. For the nursery rhyme see The Grand Old Duke of York. The title Duke of York is a title of Nobility in the British Peerage This article is about the pre-1707 parliament The article on the devolved legislative body established in 1999 is at Scottish Parliament. The Privy Council of Scotland was a body that advised the King. The same year he is reported as moving in the council for the torture of witnesses. [1]
In 1682 he was made Lord Chancellor of Scotland, and was created, on 13 November, Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Formartine, and Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie, in the Scottish peerage, being appointed also Sheriff Principal of Aberdeenshire and Midlothian. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. The office of sheriff principal is unique within the judicial structure of Scotland, and it cannot therefore readily be compared with any other judicial office Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. Midlothian ( Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area.
Burnet reflects unfavourably upon him, calls him a proud and covetous man, and declares:
- the new chancellor exceeded all that had gone before him. [2]
He executed the laws enforcing religious conformity with severity, and filled the parish churches, but resisted the excessive measures of tyranny prescribed by the English government; and in consequence of an intrigue of the Duke of Queensberry and Lord Perth, who gained the duchess of Portsmouth with a present of £27,000, he was dismissed in 1684. The Kingdom of England was a State (927-1707 located in Western Europe dating from the ninth or tenth century to the early eighteenth century when it was legally William Douglas (1637-1695 3rd Earl of Queensberry 1st Marquess of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Queensberry was a Scottish politician James Drummond 1st Duke of Perth 4th Earl of Perth 7th Lord Drummond, KT, PC ( 1648 - May 11, 1716) was a Scottish statesman Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille Duchess of Portsmouth (September 1649 &ndash 14 November 1734) was a mistress of Charles II of England
After his fall he was subjected to various petty prosecutions by his victorious rivals with the view of discovering some act of maladministration on which to found a charge against him, but the investigations only served to strengthen his credit. He took an active part in parliament in 1685 and 1686, but remained a non-juror during the whole of William's reign, being frequently fined for his non-attendance, and took the oaths for the first time after Anne's accession, on 11 May 1703. William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
In the great affair of the Union in 1707, while protesting against the completion of the treaty till the act declaring the Scots aliens should be repealed, he refused to support the opposition to the measure itself and refrained from attending parliament when the treaty was settled. The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed during 1706 and 1707 by the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland to put into The Alien Act was a law passed by the Parliament of England, in 1705, as a response to the Parliament of Scotland 's Act of Security of 1704
He is described by John Mackay as
- very knowing in the laws and constitution of his country and is believed to be the solidest statesman in Scotland, a fine orator, speaks slow but sure.
His person was said to be deformed, and his want of mine or deportment was alleged as a disqualification for the office of Lord Chancellor.
Family
He married Anne Lockhart, daughter and (eventual) sole heiress of George Lockhart of Tarbrax and Anne Lockhart, in 1671, and had issue:[3]
- John Gordon (1673–1675)
- Hon. Anne Lockhart (died July 19 1707, buried at Methlick in Aberdeenshire) was the daughter of George Lockhart of Tarbrax and Anne George Lockhart of Tarbrax was a son of Sir Allan Lockhart of Cleghorn. George Gordon, Lord Haddo (1674 – aft. 1694), d. v. p. s. p.
- Lady Anne Gordon (1675–1709), married Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton
- Hon. Alexander Seton Montgomerie (c 1660 - February 18 1729) was the ninth Earl of Eglinton in the Peerage of Scotland James Gordon (1676–?), d. v. p. s. p.
- Lady Jean Gordon (1678–?)
- William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen (1679–1745)
- Lady Martha Gordon (1681– ?), married John Udny of Udny in March 1701
- Lady Mary Gordon (1682 – 1753), married Alexander Fraser, 13th Lord Saltoun, 26 October 1707
- Lady Margaret Gordon (d. William Gordon 2nd Earl of Aberdeen (1679 &ndash 30 March 1746) known between c Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1738)
His only surviving son, William, succeeded him as 2nd earl of Aberdeen. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or He died on 20 April 1720, having amassed a large fortune. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting
References
- ^ Sir J. Lauder's Hist. Notices (Bannatyne Club, 1848), p. 297.
- ^ Hist. of his own Times, i. 523.
- ^ Paul, Sir James Balfour (1904 page=89). Sir James Balfour Paul ( 16 November 1846 — 15 September 1931) was the Scottish Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1890 until 1927 The Scots Peerage. D. Douglas. Retrieved on 2008-02-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori
References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Duke of Lauderdale |
Lord President of the Privy Council 1681–1682 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Montrose |
| Preceded by The Duke of Rothes |
Lord Chancellor of Scotland 1682–1684 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Perth |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| New creation | Earl of Aberdeen 1682–1720 |
Succeeded by William Gordon |
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| Preceded by John Gordon |
Baronet (of Haddo, Aberdeen) 1665–1720 |
Succeeded by William Gordon |
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