George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly
Noble person
1761 – 1853
Who was George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly?
George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly KT, styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer.
Huntly was the son of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne, and Margaret, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway. After succeeding to the title of Earl of Aboyne in 1794 after the death of his father, he also succeeded to the title of Marquess of Huntly after his distant cousin, the 5th Duke of Gordon died in 1836.
Orton Hall Hotel was the seat of the Marquess of Huntly.
Huntly was a keen cricketer who made four known appearances in first-class matches from 1785 to 1792. He was a member of the White Conduit Club and an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club, but he was mainly associated with Surrey.
On 4 April 1791, he married Catherine Cope, daughter of Sir Charles Cope, 2nd Baronet, and they had nine children:
Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly
Catherine Susan Gordon, Lady Chesham, married to Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham
Reverend Lord George Gordon
Admiral Lord John Frederick Gordon-Hallyburton
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