Sir William Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Baronet of Altyre and Gordonstoun FRSE (20 July 1787 – 25 November 1854) [1] was a Scottish Member of Parliament.
Gordon-Cumming was Member of Parliament (MP) for Elgin Burghs from 1831 to 1832.
Life
He was born on 20 July 1787 the son of Alexander Penrose Cumming, 1st baronet of Altyre, and his wife, Helen Grant.
In 1828 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer being Sir John Hay. He resigned in 1832.[2]
Family
He married twice, firstly in 1815 to Eliza Maria Campbell (died 1842), the oldest daughter of Colonel John Campbell of Shawfield and Islay, with whom he had 7 sons and 6 daughters.
He remarried in 1846 to Jane Eliza Mackintosh (d.1897), daughter of William Mackintosh of Geddes, Nairn, with whom he had one son and two daughters.[3]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- ↑ https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf
- ↑ Fisher, David R. (2009). D.R. Fisher, ed. "GORDON CUMMING, Sir William Gordon, 2nd bt. (1787-1854), of Altyre, Forres and Gordonstown, Elgin". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Gordon-Cumming
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alexander Duff |
Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs 1831–1832 |
Succeeded by Sir Andrew Leith Hay |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Penrose Cumming-Gordon |
Baronet (of Altyre) 1806–1854 |
Succeeded by Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming |