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 is a Chartered Accountant. ^[1]

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 West Sussex from 1975 until 1990, and Lord Lieutenant from 1990-1994. ^[1]

His son and heir apparent was born on 8 January 1955 and is styled Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March, Darnley and Kinrara.

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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 3rd creation 1989 – present	Incumbent
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Frederick Gordon-Lennox	Duke of Lennox 2nd creation 1989 – present	Incumbent
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Frederick Gordon-Lennox	Duke of Gordon 2nd creation 1989 – present	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

v • d • e British dukes* Royal family Edinburgh • Cornwall & Rothesay • York • Gloucester • Kent Others Norfolk • Somerset • Richmond, Lennox & Gordon • Grafton • Beaufort • St Albans • Bedford • Devonshire • Marlborough • Rutland • Hamilton & Brandon • Buccleuch & Queensberry • Argyll • Atholl • Montrose • Roxburghe • Manchester • Northumberland • Leinster • Wellington • Sutherland • Abercorn • Westminster • Fife * Current dukes, listed by precedence, from highest to lowest

Persondata
NAME	Gordon-Lennox, Charles, The Duke of Richmond and Gordon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox and 5th Duke of Gordon
SHORT DESCRIPTION	10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox and 5th Duke of Gordon
DATE OF BIRTH	19 September 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH