Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly
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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 Tory (1818–30) then Whig (1830 onwards) politician, .
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.
He played cricket for Hampshire, Middlesex, Kent and Surrey in their 'pre county' incarnations and for Marylebone Cricket Club in an amateur career which stretched from 1819 to 1843. He also appeared for W Ward's XI, the Players, the Gentlemen, the Married, Lord Strathavon's XI and the Gentlemen of Kent. In 33 matches he scored a total of 193 runs, with a highest score of 19 against Oxford University, at an average of 4.02 [1].
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George William Gunning Sir George Hope |
Member of Parliament for East Grinstead with George William Gunning 1812–1818 Charles Jenkinson 1818–1829 Viscount Holmesdale 1829–1832 1818–1830 |
Succeeded by Viscount Holmesdale Frederick West |
| Preceded by William Fellowes Viscount Mandeville |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire with Viscount Mandeville 1830–1831 |
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 |
