Gordon, William
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| Dates | 1708 | ||
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| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Aristocrat; politician | ||
| Place of Birth | Scotland | ||
| Marriage | Mary Leslie; Susan Murray (d.1725); Anne Gordon | ||
| Issue | 4 sons, 1 daughter | ||
| Place of birth | Source | History of Parliament Online |
Styled Lord Haddo. Second Earl of Aberdeen. Gordon clan were staunch Catholics and Stuart supporters, Gordon was a moderate episcopalian and Jacobite. Returned for Aberdeenshire in general election of 1708. Petition again his election as the son of a Scottish Peer and forced to step down.
