| His Grace The Duke of Richmond KG, PC |
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| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 8 March 1867 – 1 December 1868 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt |
| Succeeded by | John Bright |
| In office 24 June 1885 – 19 August 1885 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | Joseph Chamberlain |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Edward Stanhope |
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| Born | 27 February 1818 Richmond House, London |
| Died | 27 September 1903 (aged 85) Gordon Castle, Morayshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, and 1st Duke of Gordon KG PC (27 February 1818 – 27 September 1903), styled Lord Settrington until 1819 and Earl of March between 1819 and 1860, was a British Conservative politician.
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Born at Richmond House, London, he was the son of Charles Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox and Lady Caroline, daughter of Field Marshal Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey. He was educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford, where he had a short career as a cricketer. He served in the Royal Horse Guards and was aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington.
March entered politics as member for Sussex West in 1841. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1859. In 1860, he succeeded his father as Duke of Richmond and entered the House of Lords. He chaired the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment, which reported in 1866. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1867, and filled various positions in government. He was also Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen from 1861 until his death at Gordon Castle in 1903.
Richmond married Frances Harriett Greville, daughter of Algernon Greville, on 28 November 1843. They had six children:
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