| 12. |  Colonel Charles Henry (Gordon-Lennox), 7th Duke of Richmond was born on 27 Dec. 1845 in Portland Place, Marylebone, Middlesex, England (son of Charles Henry (Gordon-Lennox), 6th Duke of Richmond and Frances Harriet Greville); died on 18 Jan. 1928 in Goodwood, Sussex, England; was buried on 21 Jan. 1928 in Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, Sussex, England. Other Events:
- Military Service: Colonel, 3rd Royal Sussex Regiment
- Office: Lord-Lieutenant for Moray and Banffshire
- Occupation: Steward of the Jockey Club
- Education: From 1859 to 1863, Eton, Buckinghamshire, England; Eton College
- Census: 7 April 1861, Molecomb House, Singleton, Sussex, England
- Military Service: From 1865 to 1869; Grenadier Guards
- Office: From 1869 to 1885; Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chichester Division
- Office: From 1869 to 1885; Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Sussex
- Office: From 1885 to 1903; Ecclesiastical Commissioner
- Decoration: From 1896 to 1901; Militia A.D.C. to Queen Victoria
- Decoration: From 1901 to 1910; Militia A.D.C. to Edward VII
- Military Service: From 1901 to 1902; South African War
- Office: From 1901 to 1926; Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons, Sussex
- Decoration: 1902; Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)
- Hereditary Title: From 27 Sept. 1903 to 18 Jan. 1928; 2nd Duke of Gordon [U.K., 1876]
- Hereditary Title: From 27 Sept. 1903 to 18 Jan. 1928; 2nd Earl of Kinrara [U.K., 1876]
- Hereditary Title: From 27 Sept. 1903 to 18 Jan. 1928; 7th Baron of Settrington, co. York [E., 1675]
- Hereditary Title: From 27 Sept. 1903 to 18 Jan. 1928; 7th Duke of Lennox [S., 1675]
- Hereditary Title: From 27 Sept. 1903 to 18 Jan. 1928; 7th Duke of Richmond [E., 1675]
- Hereditary Title: From 27 Sept. 1903 to 18 Jan. 1928; 7th Earl of Darnley [S., 1675]
- Hereditary Title: From 27 Sept. 1903 to 18 Jan. 1928; 7th Earl of March [E., 1675]
- Hereditary Title: From 27 Sept. 1903 to 18 Jan. 1928; 7th Lord of Torboultoun [S., 1675]
- Decoration: 1904; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)
- Decoration: 18 Dec. 1905; Knight of the Order of the Garter (K.G.)
- Decoration: From 1910; Militia A.D.C. to George V
- Office: 1917; Chancellor of Aberdeen University
Notes:
Carried the sceptre with the dove at the Coronation of George V, 22 June 1911.
Office:
Conservative
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Mentioned in despatches
Hereditary Title:
"Torboltoun" (only) in the patent (Mag. Sig.) as quoted in Wood's Douglas, volume ii, page 688, but "Tarbolton" in Scots Peerage, volume v, page 363, and "Methven of Torboltoun" according to the later peerages. See also Cal. S. P. Dom., 1679–80, page 616.
Charles married Amy Mary Ricardo on 10 Nov. 1868 in St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, Middlesex, England. Amy (daughter of Percy Ricardo and Matilda Hensley) was born on 10 Oct. 1848; died on 23 Aug. 1879 in Grosvenor Crescent, Belgravia, London, Middlesex, England; was buried in Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1961 - (62 years)
