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Old Photograph Duke Of Gordon Statue Aberdeen Scotland
Old photograph of the Duke Of Gordon statue in Aberdeen, Scotland. General George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon born 2nd of February 1770, died 28th of May 1836, styled Marquess of Huntly until 1827, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician. He was educated at Eton. He became a professional soldier and rose to the rank of General. As Marquess of Huntly, he served with the Guards in Flanders from 1793 to 1794. He raised the 92nd Highlanders and commanded the regiment in Spain, Corsica, Ireland and the Netherlands from 1795 to 1799, where he was badly wounded. He commanded a division in the Walcheren Expedition of 1809. He was a freemason and was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1792 to 1794. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1830, was Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland from 1828 to 1830, a post that his father had held until 1827, and from 1827 to 1836 was Governor of Edinburgh Castle.
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