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Gordon of Letterfourie, Sutherland (1625)

The creation of Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, 4th son of the Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland, to the Baronetage of Nova Scotia was the first such in that Baronetage, and until the line failed in 1908 were the premier baronets in Scotland.

Gordon of Gourdonstoun

  • Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet (1580- 1656), MP for Invernesshire
  • Sir Ludovick Gordon, 2nd Baronet (1624 - c 1685), MP for Elgin & Forresshire
  • Sir Robert Gordon, 3rd Baronet FRS
    Royal Society
    The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...

     (1647 - 1704), MP for Sutherland
    Sutherland
    Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...

  • Sir Robert Gordon, 4th Baronet  (1696 - 1772), MP for Caithness 1715-1722
  • Sir Robert Gordon, 5th Baronet  (c 1738 - 1776)
  • Sir William Gordon, 6th Baronet  (d. 1795)

Gordon of Letterfourie

  • Alexander Gordon of Letterfourie  (1715 - 1797), never assumed title, dormant until 1806
  • Sir James Gordon, 8th Baronet  (1779 - 1843)
  • Sir William Gordon, 9th Baronet  (1803 - 1861)
  • Sir Robert Glendonwyn Gordon, 10th Baronet  (1824 - 1908)

baronetcy dormant 24 Mar 1908

Gordon of Cluny, Aberdeen (1625)

  • Sir Alexander Gordon, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1648)
  • Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet (d. c. 1668)

baronetcy dormant c 1668

Gordon of Lesmore, Aberdeen (1625)

  • Sir James Gordon, 1st Baronet
    Sir James Gordon, 1st Baronet
    General Sir James Willoughby Gordon GCB GCH was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.-Military career:Gordon was commissioned into the 66th Regiment of Foot in 1783....

      (d. c. 1640)
  • Sir James Gordon, 2nd Baronet  (d. c. 1647)
  • Sir William Gordon, 3rd Baronet  (d. c. 1671)
  • Sir William Gordon, 4th Baronet  (d. c. 1684)
  • Sir James Gordon, 5th Baronet  (d. c. 1710)
  • Sir William Gordon, 6th Baronet  (d. 1750)
  • Sir Alexander Gordon, 7th Baronet  (d. 1782)
  • Sir Francis Gordon, 8th Baronet (c. 1764 - 1839)

baronetcy dormant 9 Nov 1839

Gordon of Lochinvar, Kirkcudbright (1626)

  • Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet (c 1565 - 1628)
  • Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet
    John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure
    John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure was a Scottish nobleman, renowned Presbyterian, and founder of the town of New Galloway.-Biography:...

     (1599 - 1634) created Viscount of Kenmure
    Viscount of Kenmure
    Viscount of Kenmure was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created by Charles I in 1633 for the prominent Presbyterian Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet. He was made Lord Lochinvar at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. The sixth Viscount was involved in the Jacobite Rising of 1715....

     in 1633

Baronetcy merged with Viscountcy until it became dormant in 1847

Gordon of Embo, Sutherland (1631)

  • Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet (d. 1649)
  • Sir Robert Gordon, 2nd Baronet  (d. 1697)
  • Sir John Gordon, 3rd Baronet  (d. 1701)
  • Sir William Gordon, 4th Baronet  (d. 1760)
  • Sir John Gordon, 5th Baronet  (d. 1779)
  • Sir James Gordon, 6th Baronet  (d. 1786)
  • Sir William Gordon, 7th Baronet (1736 - 1804)
  • Sir John Gordon, 8th Baronet  (d. 1804)
  • Sir Orford Gordon, 9th Baronet  (d. 1857)
  • Sir William Home Gordon, 10th Baronet (1818 - 1876)
  • Sir Home Seton Gordon, 11th Baronet (1845 - 1906)
  • Sir Home Seton Charles Montagu Gordon, 12th Baronet (1871 - 1956)

Baronetcy extinct or dormant 9 Sep 1956

Gordon of Park, Banff (1686)

  • Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet  (d. 1713)
  • Sir James Gordon, 2nd Baronet  (d. 1727)
  • Sir William Gordon, 3rd Baronet  (d. 1751)
  • Sir John James Gordon, 4th Baronet (1749 - 1780)
  • Sir John Bury Gordon, 5th Baronet (1779 - 1835)

baronetcy extinct or dormant 23 Jul 1835

Gordon of Dalpholly, Sutherland (1704)

  • Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet (d. 1742) MP for Sutherlandshire
    Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)
    Sutherland was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It represented essentially the traditional county of Sutherland, electing one Member of Parliament...

     1708-1713 and 1714-1727 and Cromartyshire
    Cromartyshire and Nairnshire
    Cromartyshire and Nairnshire were alternating constituencies of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...

     1741-1742
  • Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet (c. 1707 - 1783) MP for Cromartyshire
    Cromartyshire and Nairnshire
    Cromartyshire and Nairnshire were alternating constituencies of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...

     1742-1747 and 1754-1761
  • Sir Adam Gordon, 3rd Baronet (d. 1817) Rector of West Tilbury
    West Tilbury
    West Tilbury is a village situated on the top of a river terrace overlooking the river Thames. The modern town of Tilbury is mainly in the traditional parish of Chadwell St Mary.-Location and administration:...

     in Essex
  • Sir George Gordon, 4th Baronet (d. 1840)
  • Sir Adam Gordon, 5th Baronet (d. 1850)

baronetcy dormant 1850

Gordon of Earlston, Kirkcudbright (1706)

  • Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet (1654 - 1718)
  • Sir Alexander Gordon, 2nd Baronet (1650 - 1726)
  • Sir Thomas Gordon, 3rd Baronet (1685 - 1769)
  • Sir John Gordon, 4th Baronet (1720 - 1795)
  • Sir John Gordon, 5th Baronet (1780 - 1843)
  • Sir William Gordon, 6th Baronet (1830 - 1906)
  • Sir Charles Edward Gordon, 7th Baronet (1835 - 1910)
  • Sir Robert Charles Gordon, 8th Baronet (1862 - 1939)
  • Sir John Charles Gordon, 9th Baronet (1901 - 1982)
  • Sir Robert James Gordon, 10th Baronet (1932 - )

Gordon of Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire (1764)

  • Sir Samuel Gordon, 1st Baronet (died 1780)
  • Sir Jenison William Gordon, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Jenison William Gordon, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Jenison William Gordon, 2nd Baronet of Newark-upon-Trent , succeeded his father, Sir Samuel Gordon, 1st Baronet, in 1780....

     (1747-1831)

baronetcy extinct 1831

Gordon of Northcourt, Isle of Wight (1818)

  • Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Baronet
    Sir James Gordon, 1st Baronet
    General Sir James Willoughby Gordon GCB GCH was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.-Military career:Gordon was commissioned into the 66th Regiment of Foot in 1783....

     (1772-1851)
  • Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet FRS .He was the only son of Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Baronet, succeeding to his father's title in 1851....

    (1806-1876)

baronetcy extinct 1876

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