Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond
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Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox and 5th Duke of Gordon (19 September 1929) is a British Peer. He was styled Lord Settrington until 1935 and Earl of March and Kinrara between 1935 and 1989, and is currently styled His Grace The Duke of Richmond and Gordon.
The son of Frederick Gordon-Lennox, the 9th Duke, he succeeded to the titles in 1989.
He was educated at Eton College and William Temple College and was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 60th Rifles from 1949 to 1950.
He has held a number of civic, business and church appointments, including Chancellor of the University of Sussex from 1985 to 1998, and Church Commissioner from 1963 to 1976; member of the General Synod of the Church of England from 1960 to 1980 and on committees of the World Council of Churches. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex from 1975 until 1990.
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| Honorary Titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Duchess of Norfolk |
Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex 1990–1994 |
Succeeded by Sir Philip Ward |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Frederick Gordon-Lennox |
Duke of Richmond 1989–present |
Succeeded by (current incumbent) |
| Order of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by His Grace the Duke of Somerset |
His Grace the Duke of Richmond, Gordon and Lennox United Kingdom Order of Precedence Gentlemen |
Succeeded by His Grace the Duke of Grafton |
Cornwall & Rothesay · Edinburgh · York · Gloucester · Kent · Norfolk · Somerset · Richmond, Lennox & Gordon · Grafton · Beaufort · St Albans · Bedford · Devonshire · Marlborough · Rutland · Hamilton & Brandon · Buccleuch & Queensberry · Argyll & Argyll · Atholl · Montrose · Roxburghe · Manchester · Northumberland · Leinster · Wellington · Sutherland · Abercorn · Westminster · Fife
*Current dukes, listed by precedence, from highest to lowest
