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b. 21 Oct. 1772, 1st s. of Capt. Francis Gordon (formerly Grant), RN and Mary, da. of Sir Willoughby Aston, 5th bt.†, of Risley, Derbys. m. 15 Oct. 1805, Julia Lavinia, da. of Richard Henry Alexander Bennet† of North Court, Shorwell, I.o.W., 1s. 1da. KCB 2 Jan. 1815; cr. bt. 5 Dec. 1818; GCH 1825; GCB 13 Sept. 1831. d. 4 Jan. 1851.
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Ensign 66 Ft. 1783, lt. 1789, capt. 1795, maj. 1797; lt.-col. 85 Ft. 1801; asst. q.m.g. at Chatham 1802; lt.-col. 92 Ft. 1804; mil. sec. to duke of York as c.-in-c. 1804 – 09; lt.-col. commdt. R. African Corps 1808, col. 1810; q.m.g. 1811 – d.; maj.-gen. 1813; col. 85 Ft. 1815; col. 23 Ft. 1823; lt.-gen. 1825; gen. 1841.

Main residence: Niton, I.o.W.
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GORDON, Sir James Willoughby, 1st bt. (1772-1851)

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b. 16 Apr. 1791, o.s. of James Gordon† of Moor Place and Harriet, da. of Samuel Whitbread I† of Bedwell Park, Beds. educ. Harrow 1805; St. John’s, Camb. 1809. m. 24 Sept. 1832, IGI (Herts.). Emma Katherine, da. of V.-Adm. Thomas Wolley of Clifton, Bristol, s.p. suc. fa. 1822. d. 4 Mar. 1854.
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Sheriff, Som. 1830 – 31; recorder, Tregony 1830.

Main residences: Naish House, Wraxall, Som; Moor Place, Much Hadham, Herts.
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GORDON, James Adam (1791-1854)

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b. ?1786, o.s. of William Gordon, W.I. planter, of Auchendolly, Kirkcudbright and Anna, da. of Stephen Nash of Bristol, Glos., sis. and h. of Sir Stephen Nash of Leweston House. educ. Eton 1799; L. Inn 1803; Christ Church, Oxf. 1804. m. 11 July 1809, his cos. Elizabeth Anne, da. of Charles Westley Coxe† of Kemble House, 1da. suc. fa. 1802. d. 16 May 1864.
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Commr. of lunacy 1828 – d.; commr. bd. of control June 1832 – Dec. 1833, jt.-sec. Dec. 1833 – Dec. 1834, Apr. 1835 – Sept. 1839; sec. to treasury Sept. 1839 – June 1841.

Cornet Dorset yeomanry 1805, lt. 1808; capt. Wilts. yeomanry 1816.

Sheriff, Glos. 1811 – 12.

Main residences: Kemble House, nr. Cirencester, Glos and Leweston House, nr. Sherborne, Dorset and and Ashton Keynes, nr. Cricklade, Wilts and 32 Bruton Street, Mdx.
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GORDON, Robert (?1786-1864)

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b. c. 1776, 1st s. of Charles Gordon of Braid, nr. Edinburgh and Joanna, da. of Thomas Trotter of Mortonhall, nr. Edinburgh. educ. Norwich sch.; St. John’s, Camb. 1797. unm. 2s. illegit. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. illegit. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1814. d. 16 July 1858.
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2nd lt. R. Aberdeen light inf. 1800; lt. Aberdeen militia 1804, maj. 1808, lt.-col. 1820, col. 1836 – d.

Main residences: Cluny, Aberdeen and 4 St. Andrew Street, Edinburgh and 25 Jermyn Street, Mdx.
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GORDON, John (c.1776-1858)

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b. 2 Nov. 1767, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Gooch, 4th bt., of Benacre Hall and Anna Maria, da. of William Hayward of Weybridge, Surr. educ. Westminster 1781; Christ Church, Oxf. 1785; continental tour, home 1793. m. 11 May 1796, Marianne, da. of Abraham Whittaker of Stratford, Essex, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. as 5th bt. 7 Apr. 1826. d. 18 Dec. 1851.
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Sheriff, Suff. 1833 – 34.

Capt. Suff. vol. cav. 1798, 1803; maj. commdt. 4 Suff. yeoman cav. 1809; lt.-col. commdt. 2 E. Suff. militia 1814.

Main residence: Bramfield Hall and Benacre Hall, nr. Beccles, Suff.
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GOOCH, Thomas Sherlock (1767-1851)

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b. 22 Sept. 1807, 1st s. of Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, 8th bt., of Hawarden and Hon. Mary Neville, da. of Richard Aldworth Griffin (formerly Neville)†, 2nd Bar. Braybrooke; bro. of Henry Glynne*. educ. Eton 1820-3; Christ Church, Oxf. 1825. unm. suc. fa. as 9th bt. 5 Mar. 1815. d. 17 June 1874.
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Sheriff, Flint 1831 – 32, ld. lt. 1845 – d.

Main residence: Hawarden Castle, Flint.
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For a detailed account of Glynne’s life see A.G. Veysey, ‘Sir Stephen Glynne, 1807-74’, Flint Hist. Soc. Jnl. xxx (1981-2), 151-70.

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GLYNNE, Sir Stephen Richard, 9th bt. (1807-1874)

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b. 9 Sept. 1810, 2nd s. of Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, 8th bt. (d. 1815), of Hawarden and Hon. Mary Neville, da. of Richard Aldworth Griffin (formerly Neville)†, 2nd Bar. Braybrooke; bro. of Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, 9th bt.*; educ. West Bromwich 1819-23; Eton 1823-6; Christ Church, Oxf. 1828. m. 14 Oct. 1843, Hon. Caroline Lavinia Lyttelton, da. William Henry Lyttelton†, 3rd Bar. Lyttelton, 1s. d.v.p. 4da. (2 d.v.p.). d. 30 July 1872.
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Rect. Hawarden 1834; rural dean, Mold 1851; canon St. Asaph 1855.

Main residence: Hawarden Castle, Flint.
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GLYNNE, Henry (1810-1872)

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b. 20 Aug. 1789, IGI. 1st s. of Rev. Thomas Gisborne of Yoxall, rect. of Cossington, Leics., and Mary, da. of Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple, Leics. educ. Trinity Coll. Camb. 1806. m. (1) c.1811, Elizabeth (d. 20 June 1823), niece of John and Edward Fyshe Palmer of Ickwell, Beds., 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da.; (2) 1826, Susan, wid. of Francis Dukinfield Astley of Dukinfield, Cheshire, s.p. suc. fa. 1846. d. 20 July 1852.
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Main residences: Yoxall Lodge, Staffs and 41 Grosvenor Place, Mdx and Horwich House, Derbys.
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GISBORNE, Thomas (1789-1852)

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b. c. 1763, 2nd. s. of Bamber Gascoyne† (d. 1791) of Bifrons, Barking, Essex and Mary, da. and coh. of Isaac Green of Childwall Abbey, Liverpool; bro. of Bamber Gascoyne†. educ. Felsted. m. 1 July 1794, Mary, da. and coh. (with her sis. Anne Jane, w. of John Dent*) of John Williamson, brewer, of Roby Hall, 3s. 3da. Ex inf. Mary Elizabeth Allan. This source corrects references to Gascoyne having only one son in HP Commons, 1790-1820, iv. 9 and Oxford DNB. d. 26 Aug. 1841.
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Ensign 20 Ft. 1779; ensign 2 Ft. Gds. 1780, lt. and capt. 1784, capt. and lt.-col. 1792, brevet col. 1796; lt.-col. 16 Ft. 1799; maj.-gen. 1802; col. 7 W.I. Regt. 1805; lt.-gen. 1808; col. 54 Ft. 1816 – d.; gen. 1819.

Main residences: Roby Hall, nr. Liverpool, Lancs; 71 South Audley Street, Mdx.
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GASCOYNE, Isaac (c.1763-1841)

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b. 10 June 1796, 1st s. of Lord Charles Fitzroy† (d. 1829) and 1st w. Frances, da. of Edward Miller Mundy*. educ. Harrow, 1805-10. m. (1) 11 Mar. 1820, Lady Mary Lennox (d. 7 Dec. 1847), da. of Charles Lennox†, 4th duke of Richmond, 3s. 1da.; (2) 11 Dec. 1855, Margaret Gordon (née Milligan), wid. of J.J. Hawkey, land agent, of Sydney, NSW, s.p. Kntd. 1 June 1837; KCB 12 June 1854. d. 16 Feb. 1858.
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Lt. Horse Gds. 1812, capt. 1820; maj. (half-pay) 1825; brevet lt.-col. 1825.

Mil. sec. Cape of Good Hope 1822, dep. adj. gen. 1825 – 31; lt.-gov. Prince Edward Island 1837; gov. Leeward Islands 1841 – 45, NSW 1846; gov.-gen. Australia 1850 – 55.

Main residences: Sholebrooke Lodge, Northants; Stratton Street, Piccadilly, Midx.
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FITZROY, Charles Augustus (1796-1858)

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