Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly
Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (4 January 1792 – 18 September 1863), styled Lord Strathavon from 1794 to 1836 and Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853, was a Scottish peer and first a Tory (1818–1830) and then a Whig (1830 onwards) politician.
Early and political life
Huntly was born at Orton Longueville in 1792, the eldest son of the 5th Earl of Aboyne (later Marquess of Huntly) and his wife, Catherine (of the Cope baronets of Bruern). He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge,[1] and entered Parliament in 1818 as a Tory MP for East Grinstead before being elected as a Whig MP for Huntingdonshire in 1830. From 1826 to 1830, he was a Lord of the Bedchamber and then a Lord-in-waiting from 1840 to 1841, his last office being that of Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire from 1861 until his death.[2]
Family
Huntley married Lady Elizabeth Conyngham, the eldest daughter of the 1st Marquess Conyngham, in March 1826; the couple had no children, and Elizabeth died in 1839. At age 52, Huntley married Maria Antoinetta Pegus, a half-sister of George Frederick Albemarle Bertie, 10th Earl of Lindsey, in April 1844.[2] With Maria he had 14 children, the last born five months after his death:
- Lady Mary Katherine Gordon CBE (8 January 1845 – 8 September 1930), married Edmund Turnor, on 17 April 1866
- Lady Evelyn Elizabeth Gordon (22 March 1846 – 16 March 1921), married Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster, on 14 July 1863, and had issue
- Lord Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly
- Lord Lewis Gordon, lost at sea in HMS Captain (3 May 1848 – 7 September 1870)
- Lord Bertrand Gordon (24 July 1850 – 10 August 1869)
- Lt Col Lord Douglas William Cope Gordon MP (11 October 1851 – 4 August 1888)
- Lord Esmé Stuart Gordon (12 March 1853 – 29 September 1900), married Elizabeth Anne Phippen Brown on 21 July 1874, and had issue
- Lady Grace Cecilie Gordon CBE (15 October 1854 – 12 May 1941), married Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale on 27 June 1878
- Lord Granville Armyne Gordon (14 June 1856 – 14 June 1907), married Charlotte D'Olier Roe (died 28 May 1900), on 4 September 1878, and had issue from whom descend the 12th and 13th Marquesses
- Lady Margaret Ethel Gordon (5 February 1858 – 25 April 1950), married George Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech, 25 July 1881, and had issue
- Lord Randolph Seaton Gordon (17 May 1859 – 16 July 1859)
- Lady Elena Mary Gordon (29 November 1861 – 19 January 1936), married Maj George Lamplugh Wickham, on 28 February 1885, and had issue
- Lady Edith Blanche Gordon (29 November 1861 – 25 December 1862)
- Lady Ethelreda Caroline Gordon (31 January 1864 – 9 May 1961)[3]
Cricket
Huntley played first-class cricket for Hampshire, Middlesex, Kent, Surrey and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 1819 and 1843. He also appeared in first-class matches for W Ward's XI, both the Players and the Gentlemen, a Married XI, Lord Strathavon's XI (his own side) and the Gentlemen of Kent.[4] In 33 first-class matches he scored a total of 193 runs, with a highest score of 19 against Oxford University, at a batting average of 4.02 runs per innings, only reaching double-figures on four occasions in 61 innings.[2][5]
Huntley played for both the Players and the Gentlemen in the annual matches between the two sides, uniquely becoming the only member of the aristocracy to appear for the Players when he did so in 1819. This appears to have been due to him having placed a bet on the Players. He played for the Gentlemen in the fixture in 1827.[2]
He was a member of MCC for around 50 years and its President in 1821–22.[2][4] His brother, Francis Gordon, also played some first-class cricket, including for MCC, and appeared alongside Huntley for the Gentlemen in 1827. The brother's father had been an early member of MCC.[4]
Later life
Huntley inherited his father's titles in 1853 and on his own death ten years later, they passed to his eldest son, Charles. He died at Orton Longueville in 1863 aged 71.[5]
References
- "Gordon, Charles (Lord Strathaven) (GRDN810C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Carlaw D Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806-1914, pp.7–8. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 26 December 2019.)
- "Huntly, Marquess of (S, 1599)". Cracrofts Peerage. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- Earl of Aboyne, CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2019. (subscription required)
- Earl of Aboyne, CricInfo. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Huntly
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George William Gunning Sir George Hope |
Member of Parliament for East Grinstead 1818–1830 With: George William Gunning 1812–1818 Charles Jenkinson 1818–1829 Viscount Holmesdale 1829–1832 |
Succeeded by Viscount Holmesdale Frederick West |
| Preceded by William Fellowes Viscount Mandeville |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1830–1831 With: Viscount Mandeville |
Succeeded by Edward Fellowes George Thornhill |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Aberdeen |
Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire 1861–1863 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Kintore |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by George Gordon |
Marquess of Huntly 1853–1863 |
Succeeded by Charles Gordon |