Gordon, Alexander (London)
From AngloScottish
| Dates | c.1708-1715 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Jacobite sympathizer | ||
| Place of Birth | Scotland | ||
| Marriage | Henrietta Mordaunt | ||
| Issue | 12 children | ||
| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Second Duke of Gordon. Styled marquess of Huntly, 1684-1715. In England at time of father's arrest. Allegiances complicated by marriage - Gordon's were staunch royalist Catholics, whilst wife came from a Protestant family. Summoned to Edinburgh 1715 to prove allegiance to government and helped co-ordinate Jacobite forces. In Scotland for remainder of life.
