10 ABERDEEN. ABERDEEN (County of). Earls [S.]. l. Sir George Gordon, of Haddo, co. Aberdeen, Bart. I. 1682. [S.], 2nds.of SirJohnG., 1st Bart. [S.], by Mary, da. of William Forbes of Tolqulioun, b. 3 Oct. 1637, succ. his eldest br. in the Baronetcy and estate of Haddo in 1665, became an advocate 7 Feb. 1668, P.O. 167S, one of the Lords of Sessions 1 June 10S0, President 1 Nov 1881, and having been made High Chancellor [S.] 1 Mav 1682, was, on 30 Nov. 1682, or. LORD HADDO, METHL1CK, TARVES, and K.ELLIE, VISCOUNT OF FOliMARTINE, and EARL OF ABERDEEN',*) [SJ In June 1684 he resigned office, and though at the revolution he was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle for refusing to tike the oath of allegiance to Will. Ill, he did so subsequently to Queen Anne. He m. Anne, 1st da. of George Lockhart of Torbrecks, by Anne, da. of Sir James Lockhaiit of Lee. In 1672 she became h. to her br. William L. The Earl d, at Kellie 20 April 1720, in his 83rd year. [George Gordon, styled LORD HADDO, s. and h. ap.. mini. v.p. before 1708.] II. 1720. 2. "William (Gordon) Earl op Aberdeen, &c. [S.], 2nd but 1st surv. a. and h. He was chosen M.P. for co. Aberdeen in 1708, but declared by the House of Commons incapable of sitting for any shire or borough in Scotland, as being the eldest s. of a Scotch Peer.( b ) On 5 March 1 721 he was elected a Rep. Peer and again in 1722 and 1727. He took a decided part against, the Ministers and all the Court measures. He m. firstly in &1708, Mary only da. of David (LESLIE) Eakl of Leven and Melville [S.] by Anne, 1st da. of Margaret (suo jure) Countess of Wemtss [SJ. Her father was at that time Governor of Edinburgh Castle, in which the bridegroom's father was prisoner. She s.p.m. Hem. secondly Susan, 1st da. of John (Murray) 1st Duke ok Atuoll [S.]by his first wife Catharine, da. of Anne (sua jure) DrcilF.ss of Hamilton [S.]. Query if she did not. (/. in child- bed 22 June 1725? He ?». thirdly Anne, 2nd da. of Alexander (Cordon), 2nd Duke of Gordon [S.] by Henrietta, da. of Charles (Mohdaunt), Earl of PETERBOROUGH and MONMOUTH. He. d. at Edinburgh 30 March 1746 in 70th year. His widow tl. there 26 June ] 701 in her 78th year. J 1 1. 174G. S. George (Gordon), Earl of Aberdeen, &c. [8.], s. and h. by second wife. Chosen a Rep. Peer [S.J 1717, 1754, 1774, 1780 and 1784. He m. Catharine Elizabeth, da. of Oswald Hanson of Wakefield, co. York. He d. at Ellon House, 30 Aug. 1801 in his 80th year. His widow d. 15 March 1S17. Admon. Aug. 1820. [George Gordon, sfyhul Lord Haddo, s. and li. ap., b. 28 Jan. 17G4, m. 18 June 1782 at Gilmertou, Charlotte, sister of Gen. Sir David B.URD, Hart, and da. of William Baird of Newbyth, co. Haddington. He (/., v.p., at Formartine House, 2 Oct. 17111. His widow d. at Clifton, co. Glouc, 8 Oct. 1795.] LY. 1801. J t . George (Gordon, afterwards Hamilton-Gordon), Earl ok Aberdeen, &e. [S.], grandson and h., being s. and h. of George Gordon (staled Lord Haddo) and Charlotte his wife above-named. He was b. 28 Jan. 1784 at Edinburgh ; ed. at Harrow and at St. John's Coll., Cambridge ; A.M. 1804 ; attached in 1801 to the embassy to Amiens to negotiate with Napoleon, where the treaty for peace was signed March 1802 ; Rep. Peer [S.] 1806-14 ; XT. 16 March 1808 ; ambassador to Austria 1813, where he prevailed with the Kmperor to join (by the treaty of Toplitz, Sep. 1813) the allied Sovereigns against (his s.-in-law) Napoleon. On 1 June 1814 he signed the treaty of Paris on behalf of his Sovereign, and on the same day was a: a Peer of the United Kingdom as VISCOUNT GORDON OF ABERDEEN, co. Aberdeen. By Royal lie, 13 Nov. 1818, he took the name of Hamil- ( a ) The patent is printed at length in the appendix to Crawford's " Lives of Officers of State." CO See p. 1, note (»)
