John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
11 December 1905 – 17 February 1915
MonarchsEdward VII
George V
Prime MinisterSir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
H. H. Asquith
David Lloyd George
Preceded byThe Earl of Dudley
Succeeded byLord Wimborne
In office
8 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byThe Earl of Carnarvon
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Londonderry
7th Governor General of Canada
In office
18 September 1893 – 12 November 1898
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterJohn Thompson
Mackenzie Bowell
Charles Tupper
Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded byLord Stanley of Preston
Succeeded byThe Earl of Minto
Personal details
Born
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon

(1847-08-03)3 August 1847
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died7 March 1934(1934-03-07) (aged 86)
Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Political partyLiberal
SpouseIshbel Marjoribanks
ChildrenGeorge
Marjorie
Dudley
Archibald
Parent(s)The 5th Earl of Aberdeen
Mary Baillie
Alma materUniversity of St. Andrews University College, Oxford

John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, KT, KP, GCMG, GCVO, PC (3 August 1847 – 7 March 1934) was a British politician. Born in Edinburgh, Aberdeen held office in several countries, serving twice as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1886; 1905–1915) and serving from 1893 to 1898 as Governor General of Canada.[1]

  1. ^ Chambers Biographical Dictionary, ISBN 0-550-18022-2, page 4

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