Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne
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Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne (c1726-28 December 1794). The eldest son of John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne
and Grace Lockhart, he succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Aboyne on 7 April 1732. On his death in 1794 he was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son.
and Catherine Cochrane, on the 22 April 1759, and had issue:
His first wife died on 12 August 1762.
He married secondly, Lady Mary Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
and Agatha Halyburton, on the 13 April 1774, and had issue:
John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne
John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne was the son of Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Aboyne in April 1702...
and Grace Lockhart, he succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Aboyne on 7 April 1732. On his death in 1794 he was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son.
Family
He married firstly, Margaret Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of GallowayAlexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway
Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway was the son of James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway by Catherine, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton ....
and Catherine Cochrane, on the 22 April 1759, and had issue:
- Lady Catherine Gordon (died in infancy)
- George Gordon, 9th Marquess of HuntlyGeorge Gordon, 9th Marquess of HuntlyGeorge Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly KT , styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer....
(1761–1853) - Lady Margaret Gordon (c1763-1786), married William BeckfordWilliam Thomas BeckfordWilliam Thomas Beckford , usually known as William Beckford, was an English novelist, a profligate and consummately knowledgeable art collector and patron of works of decorative art, a critic, travel writer and sometime politician, reputed to be the richest commoner in England...
(1783)
His first wife died on 12 August 1762.
He married secondly, Lady Mary Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton KT FRS was a Scottish astronomer and representative peer who was President of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death...
and Agatha Halyburton, on the 13 April 1774, and had issue:
- Lord Douglas GordonLord Douglas Gordon-HallyburtonLord Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton was a Scottish soldier and Member of Parliament.He was born as the Honourable Douglas Gordon, only child of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne by his second wife Mary, daughter of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton and Agatha, heiress of James Halyburton of Pitcur...
(1777–1841)