Lord Douglas Gordon

Scottish Liberal Party politician

Lord Douglas William Cope Gordon (11 October 1851 – 4 August 1888), was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.

Gordon was the fourth son of Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly, and his second wife Maria Antoinetta (née Pegus). Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly, was his elder brother. He entered Parliament for West Aberdeenshire in 1876, a seat he held until 1880, and then represented Huntingdonshire from 1880 to 1885.

Gordon died unmarried in August 1888, aged 36.

## References

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* Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
* Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

## External links

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* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Douglas Gordon

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

William McCombie

|  Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire West
1876 – 1880 | Succeeded by

Robert Farquharson

Preceded by

Edward Fellowes
Viscount Mandeville

|  Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire
1880 – 1885
With:  William Fellowes | Constituency abolished