Willoughby Gordon
| Sir James Willoughby Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1772 |
| Died | 4 January 1851 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Peninsular War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order |
General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Baronet GCB GCH (21 October 1772 – 4 January 1851) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
He was the eldest son of Captain Francis Gordon (formerly Grant), RN and Mary, daughter of Sir Willoughby Aston, 5th Baronet of Risley, Derbyshire.
Gordon was commissioned into the 66th Regiment of Foot in 1783.
He was appointed Assistant Adjutant General in Ireland in 1795 and in 1801 under Colonel William Henry Clinton commanded the 85th Regiment of Foot in Madeira following its capture. Later the same year he became Deputy Adjutant-General in the West Indies. After serving as Aide de Camp and Military Secretary to the Duke of Kent, he returned to England in 1803 to become Assistant Quartermaster-General. He was made Military Secretary to Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in 1804, during which period he gave what Thomas Creevey regarded as "pompous, impudent evidence" to the House of Commons enquiry into the Mary Anne Clarke Affair. He was subsequently Commissary-in-Chief to the Forces from 1809. He was made Lieutenant General in 1825.
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