John Gordon
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Noblemen
- John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland (1525–1567), Earl of SutherlandEarl of SutherlandEarl of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created circa 1230 for William de Moravia. The Earl of Sutherland is also the Chief of Clan Sutherland...
- John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland (1576–1615), Earl of SutherlandEarl of SutherlandEarl of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created circa 1230 for William de Moravia. The Earl of Sutherland is also the Chief of Clan Sutherland...
- John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Melgum (died 1630), father of Scottish courtier Henrietta GordonHenrietta GordonLady Henrietta Gordon , was a Scottish courtier, maid of honour to the Princess Henrietta, youngest daughter of Charles I.-Background:...
- John Gordon, 1st Viscount of KenmureJohn Gordon, 1st Viscount of KenmureJohn Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure was a Scottish nobleman, renowned Presbyterian, and founder of the town of New Galloway.-Biography:...
(1599–1634), Scottish nobleman and founder of the town of New Galloway - John Gordon, 14th Earl of SutherlandJohn Gordon, 14th Earl of SutherlandJohn Gordon was the 14th Earl of Sutherland. He was married to Lady Jean Drummond. He was appointed by the Parliament of Scotland to the post of Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland in 1649 and he held the post until 1660. He is the only Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland to be appointed by the...
(1609–1679), Scottish peer - Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet (1610–1644)
- Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet (c. 1632–1665), Gordon of Dalpholly, SutherlandGordon Baronets- Gordon of Letterfourie, Sutherland :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...
- John Gordon, 2nd Viscount of Kenmure (died 1639), successor to John Gordon, 1st Viscount of KenmureJohn Gordon, 1st Viscount of KenmureJohn Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure was a Scottish nobleman, renowned Presbyterian, and founder of the town of New Galloway.-Biography:...
- John Gordon, 3rd Earl of AboyneJohn Gordon, 3rd Earl of AboyneJohn 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...
(died 1732) - John Gordon, 16th Earl of SutherlandJohn Gordon, 16th Earl of SutherlandJohn Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland PC was a Scottish nobleman and army officer.He was the only son of George Gordon, the 15th earl of Sutherland , and his wife, Jean....
(1661–1733), Scottish nobleman and politician - John Gordon, 10th Viscount of Kenmure (1750–1840), Viscount of KenmureViscount of KenmureViscount 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....
- John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairJohn Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairJohn Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC , known as The Earl of Aberdeen from 1870 to 1916, was a Scottish politician...
(1847–1934), Scottish Liberal politician and colonial governor
Clergymen
- John Gordon (bishop) (1544–1619), Scottish bishop and Dean of Salisbury
- John Clement GordonJohn Clement GordonJohn Clement Gordon , originally just John Gordon, bishop of Galloway, was born in Scotland on 1644, and was a member of the Gordon family of Coldwells, near Ellon in Buchan, Aberdeenshire...
(1644–1726), Scottish bishop, Jacobite and Catholic convert
Politicians
- John Gordon (Aberdeen MP)John Gordon (Aberdeen MP)John Gordon was a British politician and merchant. He was a Member of Parliament from 1708 to 1710.-Earlier life:...
(c. 1655–1730), Scottish MP 1708–1710 - John Gordon (soldier)John Gordon (soldier)John Gordon was a Scottish soldier and Tory politician.Gordon was the son of Charles Gordon of Braid and Cluny, Aberdeenshire, and his wife Johanna Trotter. Gordon became 2nd lieutenant in the Royal Aberdeenshire Light Infantry on 2 December 1800. He was then lieutenant in the 7th Company of the...
(c. 1776–1858), MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis - John Brown GordonJohn Brown GordonJohn Brown Gordon was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals during the American Civil War. After the war, he was a strong opponent of Reconstruction and is thought by some to have been the titular leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia during the late 1860s. A member of the...
(1832–1904), Confederate general in the American Civil War, Georgia governor, U.S. senator - John Gordon (Irish lawyer) (1849–1922), Irish MP 1900–1916
- John Gordon (Conservative politician) (1850–1915), MP for Elginshire and Nairnshire, 1895–1906, and Brighton, 1911–1914
- John Hannah GordonJohn Hannah GordonSir John Hannah Gordon was a Scottish-Australian judge and politician.Gordon was born at Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the eldest son of the Rev. James Gordon, preacher of the Free Church, and his wife Margaret, née Leonard. The family migrated to South Australia in 1859 where Rev...
(1850–1923), Australian politician - John Fawcett GordonJohn Fawcett GordonJohn Fawcett Gordon PC was a politician in Northern Ireland.He was educated at Falls River School, Massachusetts, United States. He was manager of flax camps and a member of Belfast Corporation from 1920-23...
(1879–1965), MP in the Northern Ireland parliament for Antrim and Carrick - John Bowie GordonJohn Bowie GordonJohn Bowie Gordon , known as Peter Gordon, was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He was the Member of Parliament for Clutha from 1960 to 1978, when he retired...
(1921–1991), New Zealand politician
Military
- John Gordon (admiral) (1792–1869), son of George Gordon, Lord HaddoGeorge Gordon, Lord HaddoGeorge Gordon, Lord Haddo was a Scottish Freemason and the eldest son of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen.On 18 June 1782, Haddo married Charlotte Baird, a sister of Sir David Baird, Bt. and they had seven children:...
- John Rutherford GordonJohn Rutherford GordonJohn Rutherford Gordon MC was an Australian fighter pilot and ace of World War I.As a sergeant No 1 section, A Coy, 10 Battalion he took part in the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915. He received his commission while serving at Gallipoli...
(1895–1978), Australian fighter pilot in World War I - John A. GordonJohn A. GordonGeneral John Alexander Gordon was deputy director of central intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. He served as the President's Homeland Security advisor from 2003 to 2004....
(born 1946), deputy director of the CIA, Homeland Security advisor to President Bush - John E. GordonJohn E. GordonJohn Edward "Ted" Gordon is a retired United States Rear Admiral who served as Judge Advocate General of the Navy from 1990 until 1992, when he was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Tailhook scandal.-Biography:...
, Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Navy, 1990–1992 - John William GordonJohn William GordonMajor-General Sir John William Gordon KCB was a British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers.He obtained a commission in the Royal Engineers in 1823 and served in the United Kingdom, North America and Bermuda before the outbreak of the Crimean War.Due to casualties during the Siege of...
(1805–1870), British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers
Writers and musicians
- John Gordon (journalist)John Gordon (journalist)John Rutherford Gordon was a Scottish newspaper editor and columnist.Born in Dundee, Gordon began work on the Dundee Advertiser in 1904. He was rapidly promoted, and by the end of the decade was overseeing the Perthshire and Dundee editions of the People's Journal...
(1890–1974), Scottish newspaper editor and columnist - John Gordon (author)John Gordon (author)John Gordon is an English writer of adolescent supernatural fiction. He is the author of fifteen fantasy novels , four short story collections, over fifty short stories and a teenage memoir....
(born 1925), English writer of teenage supernatural fiction - John Gordon (songwriter)John Gordon (Songwriter)John Joseph Gordon is a songwriter from Queensland, Australia.In late 2010, he released the controversial climate change protest song Australia - which lambasts Australia's continuing coal exports, and open slather approach to mining in general.He has released 2 recent Albums...
(born 1963), Australian singer-songwriter and music producer - John Gordon (The Infotainer), member of the band Joker's WildJoker's Wild (band)Jokers Wild were a mid 1960s blues-rock band from Cambridge, England.The line-up included guitarist David Gilmour, who went on to join Pink Floyd....
in the 1960's - John Gordon (musician), Danish musician, 2010 Eurovision Song Contest winner
- John R. GordonJohn R. GordonJohn R Gordon is an Afrocentric white male writer resident in Shepherds Bush, London, England.Gordon script-edited two seasons of Patrik-Ian Polk's television show Noah's Arc for the US cable channel Logo. He wrote two episodes of the second season, and across 2007 co-storylined John R Gordon is...
, English screenwriter
Sports
- John Gordon (footballer)John Gordon (footballer)John "Jack" Gordon was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-right.-Playing career:Gordon played for Queen's Park before joining Port Vale of the Second Division in August 1922. He was a first team regular until falling out of favour in December 1922...
(1899–1964), Scottish soccer player - John Gordon (baseball)John Gordon (baseball)John "Gordo" Gordon is a Major League Baseball radio broadcaster who is best known as the play by play announcer for the Minnesota Twins on the Twins Radio Network and their Metro Affiliate KSTP 1500 AM...
(born 1940), American radio announcer for the Minnesota Twins Major League baseball team - John Gordon (badminton)John Gordon (badminton)John Gordon is a male badminton player from New Zealand. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the mixed team event.-References:...
(born 1978), New Zealand badminton player - John Gordon (referee)John Gordon (referee)John Robertson Proudfoot Gordon was a Scottish football referee. He was born in Inverness.Gordon was selected to officiate at the 1978 FIFA World Cup but was suspended later that year by the Scottish FA for improper behaviour. He, along with assistants Rollo Kyle and David McCartney, admitted to...
(1930–2000), Scottish football referee
Others
- John Gordon (Rhode Island) (died 1845), last person executed by Rhode Island
- John F. (Jack) GordonJohn F. (Jack) GordonJack Gordon, was a Seattle civic activist, official greeter, publicist, promoter, journalist, and association executive...
(born 1921), Seattle civic activist - John Gordon (union leader)John Gordon (union leader)John Gordon is the president of Public Service Alliance of Canada, a public service union in Canada. John Gordon first joined PSAC in 1974 as a tradesperson with Public Works Canada....
, president of Public Service Alliance of Canada - John Watson GordonJohn Watson GordonSir John Watson Gordon was a Scottish portrait painter and a president of the Royal Scottish Academy.-Life and work:He was born John Watson in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Captain Watson, R.N., a cadet of the family of Watson of Overmains, in the county of Berwick. He was educated specially with a...
(1788–1864), Scottish portrait painter and a president of the Royal Scottish Academy
See also
- Jack Gordon (disambiguation)
- Jean Gordon (disambiguation), for the French version of the name