John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

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John Campbell Gordon, 1st
Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair

John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair , KT , GCMG , GCVO , PC (born August 3, 1847 in Edinburgh , † March 7, 1934 in Tarland , Aberdeenshire ) was a Scottish - British peer and politician .

He was Governor General of Canada from 1893 to 1898 and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for a few months in 1886 and from 1905 to 1915 .

Life

Origin and career

He was born in Edinburgh in 1847 as the third son of George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen and Lady Mary Baillie. He studied at the University of St Andrews and then moved to the University College of Oxford University , where he in 1871 the completion of a Bachelor of Arts in 1875 and a Master of Arts acquired.

After his second-born brother James and his eldest brother George were killed in accidents in 1868 , he inherited his nobility as 7th Earl of Aberdeen along with subordinate titles from the latter . He became a member of the House of Lords and was a close friend and supporter of Prime Minister Gladstone in Parliament .

In 1877 he married Ishbel Maria Marjoribanks (1857-1939), daughter of Dudley Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth .

Three years later, Gordon assumed the office of Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire , which he held until his death. From 1881 to 1885 Gordon (as he did again in 1915) represented the monarch as Lord High Commissioner at the General Synod of the Church of Scotland . The following year he became a member of the Privy Council and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for one year .

During a trip around the world that the couple undertook, they both learned to love Canada during a longer stay . In 1891 a ranch in British Columbia was acquired.

Governor General of Canada

From 1893 Gordon was installed as Governor General of Canada. He took office at a time of upheaval. The Canadian Pacific Railway was completed and gold was found in the Yukon Territory . There were also political crises that particularly affected the relationship between the two official languages ​​French and English (→ Manitoba school question ).

The manner in which he held office changed the governor general's office from that of an aristocrat representing the British monarch in Canada to a symbol that represented all Canadian citizens. Gordon and his wife traveled a lot through all the provinces of the country, as they saw it as their task to establish as much contact as possible with people from the most diverse social classes and origins. The Governor General and Lady Aberdeen were active winter sports enthusiasts and celebrated many balls, theatrical performances in which they attended and other events at Rideau Hall . Lady Aberdeen was also socially committed, in 1897 she founded the Victorian Order of Nurses , which is still one of the largest carriers of outpatient care for the elderly in Canada.

Later years

After the end of his tenure in 1898, Gordon was again Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1905, but now for a decade. After leaving this office, he was raised on January 4, 1916 Merit to Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair . From 1913 to 1916 he was also Lord Rector of St Andrews University.

The couple maintained a number of friendships from their time in Canada until his death in 1934 and 1939, respectively.

Orders and decorations

progeny

He and his wife Ishbel had five children:

Trivia

His 36-page book "Jokes, ripped by Lord Aberdeen" was first published in 1929 and there are only a few copies left for which enthusiasts sometimes pay three-digit prices. In Great Britain, the book has achieved a certain cult status with fans due to the sometimes very flat puns. In addition to fan readings, there are skits from them on YouTube. In 2013 a publisher announced a new edition of the book.

Web links

Commons : John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b E. B. Fryde et al. (Ed.): Handbook of British Chronology . 3. Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1986, ISBN 0-521-56350-X , pp. 172 .
  2. ↑ Tagesschau about the new edition of his 2013 joke book ( memento from November 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
predecessor Office successor
George Hamilton-Gordon Earl of Aberdeen
1870-1934 		George Gordon
New title created Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
1916-1934 		George Gordon
Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1886 		Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby Governor General of Canada
1893–1898 		Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Viscount Melgund
William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1905-1915 		Ivor Guest, 2nd Baron Wimborne
personal data
SURNAME Hamilton-Gordon, John, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hamilton-Gordon, John Campbell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Governor General of Canada
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Edinburgh
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 1934
Place of death Tarland , Aberdeenshire