Other Events:

• Education: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Christ Church, University of Oxford
• Military Service: Flight-Lieutenant, Royal Air Force
• Education: From 1917 to 1920, Eton, Buckinghamshire, England; Eton College
• Military Service: 1925; Lieutenant, 98th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Brigade R.F.A.
• Military Service: From 1926 to 1928; 22nd (London) Armoured Car Co.
• Hereditary Title: From 7 May 1935 to 2 Nov. 1989; 4th Duke of Gordon [U.K., 1876]
• Hereditary Title: From 7 May 1935 to 2 Nov. 1989; 4th Earl of Kinrara [U.K., 1876]
• Hereditary Title: From 7 May 1935 to 2 Nov. 1989; 9th Baron of Settrington, co. York [E., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 7 May 1935 to 2 Nov. 1989; 9th Duke of Lennox [S., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 7 May 1935 to 2 Nov. 1989; 9th Duke of Richmond [E., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 7 May 1935 to 2 Nov. 1989; 9th Earl of Darnley [S., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 7 May 1935 to 2 Nov. 1989; 9th Earl of March [E., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 7 May 1935 to 2 Nov. 1989; 9th Lord of Torboultoun [S., 1675]

Notes:

Carried the sceptre with the dove at the Coronation of George VI, 12 May 1937, and of Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953.

Military Service:
During the Second World War.

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.

Frederick married Elizabeth Grace Hudson on 15 Dec. 1927 in Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Rev. Thomas William Hudson) died in 1992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Charles Henry (Gordon-Lennox), 10th Duke of Richmond was born on 19 Sept. 1929; died on 1 Sept. 2017.
2. Lord Nicholas Charles Gordon-Lennox was born on 31 Jan. 1931; died on 11 Oct. 2004.

Other Events:

• Cremation: Brighton, Sussex, England
• Military Service: Colonel, Sussex Yeomanry
• Office: Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Moray
• Education: From 1884 to 1888, Eton, Buckinghamshire, England; Eton College
• Education: 1888, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Christ Church, University of Oxford
• Decoration: From 1895 to 1898, Ireland; A.D.C. to Lord Roberts
• Military Service: From 1896 to 1900; Captain, 3rd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment (Militia)
• Decoration: From 1899 to 1901, South Africa; A.D.C. to Lord Roberts
• Decoration: circa 1901; Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)
• Military Service: 1901; Captain, Irish Guards
• Decoration: 1905; Member of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)
• Hereditary Title: From 18 Jan. 1928 to 7 May 1935; 3rd Duke of Gordon [U.K., 1876]
• Hereditary Title: From 18 Jan. 1928 to 7 May 1935; 3rd Earl of Kinrara [U.K., 1876]
• Hereditary Title: From 18 Jan. 1928 to 7 May 1935; 8th Baron of Settrington, co. York [E., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 18 Jan. 1928 to 7 May 1935; 8th Duke of Lennox [S., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 18 Jan. 1928 to 7 May 1935; 8th Duke of Richmond [E., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 18 Jan. 1928 to 7 May 1935; 8th Earl of Darnley [S., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 18 Jan. 1928 to 7 May 1935; 8th Earl of March [E., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 18 Jan. 1928 to 7 May 1935; 8th Lord of Torboultoun [S., 1675]
• Probate: 13 Feb. 1935

Notes:

Education:
Matriculated 1888.

Decoration:
South African War. Mentioned in despatches. Received D.S.O.

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.

Probate:
Role: Executor

Charles married Hilda Madeleine Brassey on 8 June 1893 in St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Office:
Conservative

Military Service:
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]

Other Events:

• Residence: Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent, England

Henry married Anna Harriet Stevenson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Education: 1830, Westminster, Middlesex, England; Westminster School
• Education: From 20 Oct. 1836 to 1839, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Christ Church, University of Oxford
• Office: From 1841 to 1860; Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Sussex
• Office: From 1842 to 1854; Aide-de-Camp (A.D.C.)
• Office: From March 1859 to June 1859; President of the Poor Law Board
• Office: 3 March 1859; Privy Councillor (P.C.)
• Hereditary Title: From 21 Oct. 1860 to 27 Sept. 1903; 6th Baron of Settrington, co. York [E., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 21 Oct. 1860 to 27 Sept. 1903; 6th Duke of Lennox [S., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 21 Oct. 1860 to 27 Sept. 1903; 6th Duke of Richmond [E., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 21 Oct. 1860 to 27 Sept. 1903; 6th Earl of Darnley [S., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 21 Oct. 1860 to 27 Sept. 1903; 6th Earl of March [E., 1675]
• Hereditary Title: From 21 Oct. 1860 to 27 Sept. 1903; 6th Lord of Torboultoun [S., 1675]
• Census: 7 April 1861, Molecomb House, Singleton, Sussex, England
• Office: From 10 April 1861 to 27 Sept. 1903; Chancellor of Aberdeen University
• Office: From 1867 to 1868; President of the Board of Trade
• Office: From 1867 to 1868; President of the Royal Agricultural Society
• Decoration: 30 Jan. 1867; Knight of the Order of the Garter (K.G.)
• Office: From 1870 to 27 Sept. 1903; Elder Brother of the Trinity House
• Office: From 1870 to 1876; Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords
• Office: From 1874 to 1880; Lord President of the Council
• Hereditary Title: From 13 Jan. 1876 to 27 Sept. 1903; 1st Duke of Gordon [U.K., 1876]
• Hereditary Title: From 13 Jan. 1876 to 27 Sept. 1903; 1st Earl of Kinrara [U.K., 1876]
• Office: From 1879 to 27 Sept. 1903; Lord Lieutenant of Banff
• Occupation: 1879; Chairman of the Royal Commission on Agriculture
• Office: From 1881 to 1885; President of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
• Office: From 1882 to 1883; President of the Royal Agricultural Society
• Office: 1885; An Ecclesiastical Commissioner
• Office: From 1885 to 1886; Secretary for Scotland
• Office: From June 1885 to Aug. 1885; President of the Board of Trade

Notes:

In thanking him for the gift of a Garter badge after the Berlin Conference, Lord Beaconsfield wrote, 23 July 1878: "We have known each other, now, for more than thirty years, and, often, in trying times; and under any circumstances, it would be agreeable to remember, that there has never been a cloud between us. But it is only of recent years, that I have had an opportunity of becoming duly acquainted with your great and good qualities; . . ." (Monypenny and Buckle, Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, volume vi, pages 359–60). For an obituary notice by Sir Ernest Clarke, in which stress is laid on his services to agriculture, see the Journal of the R. Agric. Soc., volume lxiv (1903), pages 1–15. A cartoon portrait of him appeared in Vanity Fair, 1870.

Education:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Office:
Conservative

Office:
To the Duke of Wellington, 1842–52, and to Viscount Hardinge, the Duke's successor as Commander-in-Chief, 1852–54.

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.

Decoration:
He was the 6th Duke of the 1675 creation who received the Garter. See the Complete Peerage, volume ii, Appendix B, and especially page 586, where, under Stuart and Lennox, the number "seven" includes his son, the 7th Duke.

Charles married Frances Harriet Greville on 28 Nov. 1843 in St. George's, Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England. Frances (daughter of Algernon Frederick Greville and Charlotte Maria Cox) was born on 8 March 1824 in London, Middlesex, England; died on 8 March 1887 in Goodwood, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 7 April 1861, Molecomb House, Singleton, Sussex, England

Other Events:

• Residence: Bramely Park, Surrey, England

Percy married Matilda Hensley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Tongswood, Hawkhurst, Kent, England