Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond
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| Born | 30 December 1870 |
| Died | 7 May 1935(aged 64) |
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| Parent(s) | Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond Amy Mary Ricardo |
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of GordonDSOMVO(30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935), known asLord Settrington1870–1903, and asEarl of March1903–1928, was a Britishpeerand politician.
Biography
[edit]Lord Settrington was the son ofCharles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond(at the time known as Earl of March, as his father, the 6th Duke was still alive) by his first wife,Amy Mary Ricardo(1849–1879), daughter of Percy Ricardo, ofBramley Parkand Mathilde Hensley. He was styled asEarl of Marchwhen his father held the dukedom, and inherited the dukedom upon his father's death in 1928, holding the title for only seven years.
He was promoted tocaptainwhile in the service of the 3rd (Militia) Battalion,Royal Sussex Regiment.In December 1899 he was seconded as a staff officer,[1]and appointed anAide-de-camptoLord Roberts,Commander-in-Chief of the forces inSouth Africaduring the early part of theSecond Boer War.[2][3]He was appointedLieutenant-Colonelin command of theSussex Yeomanryon 8 July 1914, just before the outbreak ofWorld War I.[4][5]
Family
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Lord Settrington marriedHilda Madeline Brassey(1872 – 29 December 1971) on 8 June 1893; they had five children:
- Lady Amy Gwendolin Gordon-Lennox (5 May 1894 – 27 April 1975); marriedSir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Bt.
- The Hon. Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (15 August 1895 – 5 September 1895)
- Lady Doris Hilda Gordon-Lennox (6 September 1896 – 5 February 1980); married Commander Clare George Vyner. She was a close friend ofQueen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Lord Settrington(26 January 1899 – 24 August 1919)
- Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Gordon(5 February 1904 – 2 November 1989)
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References
[edit]- ^"No. 27169".The London Gazette.27 February 1900. p. 1354.
- ^"No. 27156".The London Gazette.23 January 1900. p. 430.
- ^"No. 27170".The London Gazette.2 March 1900. p. 1435.
- ^Monthly Army List,August 1914.
- ^Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,100th Edn, London, 1953.
External links
[edit]- 1870 births
- 1935 deaths
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