Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly
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Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (4 January 1792–18 September 1863) was a Scottish peer and Tory (1818–30) then Whig (1830 onwards) politician, styled Lord Strathavon from 1794–1836, then Earl of Aboyne from 1836–53.
Huntly was the eldest son of the 5th Earl of Aboyne (later Marquess of Huntly) and his wife, Catherine. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and entered Parliament in 1818 as a Tory MP for East Grinstead and then elected as a Whig MP for Huntingdonshire in 1830. From 1826–30, he was a Lord of the Bedchamber and then a Lord-in-Waiting from 1840–41, his last office being that of Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire from 1861 until his death.
On 20 March 1826, Lord Strathavon had married Lady Elizabeth Conyngham (the eldest daughter of the 1st Marquess Conyngham). Elizabeth died in 1839 and the by-now Earl of Aboyne married Maria Antoinetta Pegus (a halfsister of the 10th Earl of Lindsey) on 10 April 1844, and they had fourteen children. Lord Aboyne inherited his father's titles in 1853 and on his own death ten years later, they passed to his eldest son, Lord Charles.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: George Gunning and Sir George Hope |
Member for East Grinstead with George Gunning 1812-18, Charles Jenkinson 1818-29, Viscount Holmesdale 1829-32 1818–1830 |
Succeeded by: Viscount Holmesdale and Frederick West |
| Preceded by: William Fellowes and Viscount Mandeville |
Member for Huntingdonshire with Viscount Mandeville 1830–31 |
Succeeded by: Edward Fellowes and 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 |
