George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair OBE KStJ JP |
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| Born |
George Gordon, Lord Haddo 20 January 1879 Grosvenor Square, London, England, U.K. |
| Died | 6 January 1965 (aged 85) |
| Alma mater |
Harrow School St Andrews University Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Progressive |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Clixby Anna Forbes |
| Parent(s) |
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair |
| Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire | |
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In office 1934–1959 |
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| Preceded by | The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair |
| Succeeded by | Sir Ian Forbes-Leith |
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair OBE KStJ JP (20 January 1879 – 6 January 1965), styled Lord Haddo until 1916 and Earl of Haddo from 1916 to 1934, was a Scottish peer and politician.
Aberdeen was born in 1879 at Grosvenor Square, London, the eldest son of John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, and his wife, Ishbel, daughter of Dudley Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth. He was educated at Harrow, St Andrews University, and Balliol College, Oxford. He was a Progressive member of the London County Council for Peckham from 1910 to 1925 and for Fulham West from 1931 to 1934. He was also Chairman of the Charity Organization Society from 1934 to 1937 and Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire between 1934 and 1965. Aberdeen was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1920, as a Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ) in 1949, and was awarded an honorary doctorate of Laws from the University of Aberdeen in 1954.
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