Dudley Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
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Lieutenant-Colonel Dudley Gladstone Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair DSO
(6 May 1883 – 16 April 1972), styled Lord Dudley Gordon from 1916 to 1965, was a British peer, soldier
, and industrialist.
Aberdeen was the second son of John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
, and his wife Ishbel
, daughter of Dudley Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth
. He attended Harrow School
and was awarded an honorary doctorate of Law from the University of Aberdeen
. He worked for J. and E. Hall Ltd (an engineering company based in Dartmouth
) from 1907 and became a director in 1910.
He was commissioned a second lieutenant
in the 8th Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders in 1914. He was shortly thereafter transferred to the 9th Battalion as a temporary captain
, and was later promoted to temporary major
. In 1917, he received the Distinguished Service Order
for gallantry in supervising the construction of two artillery tracks under enemy fire. He later gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and served as commander of the 8/10th Battalion from 1917 to 1919.
He was later President of the British Association for Refrigeration from 1926 and 1929, President of the British Engineers Association from 1936 to 1939 and President of the Federation of British Industries
between 1940 and 1943, and President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
.
He married, secondly, Margaret Gladys Munn (died 22 November 1990), on 17 June 1949.
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(6 May 1883 – 16 April 1972), styled Lord Dudley Gordon from 1916 to 1965, was a British peer, soldier
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
, and industrialist.
Aberdeen was the second son of John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC , known as The Earl of Aberdeen from 1870 to 1916, was a Scottish politician...
, and his wife Ishbel
Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair
Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, GBE was a Scottish author, philanthropist and an advocate of woman's interests.-Family:...
, daughter of Dudley Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth
Dudley Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth
Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, 1st Baron Tweedmouth was a Scottish businessman and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1853 until 1880, when he was elevated to thepeerage as Baron Tweedmouth...
. He attended Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and was awarded an honorary doctorate of Law from the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
. He worked for J. and E. Hall Ltd (an engineering company based in Dartmouth
Dartmouth, Devon
Dartmouth is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the banks of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes...
) from 1907 and became a director in 1910.
He was commissioned a second lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
in the 8th Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders in 1914. He was shortly thereafter transferred to the 9th Battalion as a temporary captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
, and was later promoted to temporary major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
. In 1917, he received the Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
for gallantry in supervising the construction of two artillery tracks under enemy fire. He later gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and served as commander of the 8/10th Battalion from 1917 to 1919.
He was later President of the British Association for Refrigeration from 1926 and 1929, President of the British Engineers Association from 1936 to 1939 and President of the Federation of British Industries
Federation of British Industries
The Federation of British Industries was founded by the Midlands industrialist Dudley Docker in 1916. It was composed of 124 firms which all gave £1,000 for its foundation. The FBI never took part in labour relations but progressively involved in tariff reform...
between 1940 and 1943, and President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is the British engineering society based in central London, representing mechanical engineering. It is licensed by the Engineering Council UK to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Register of professional Engineers...
.
Family
Lord Aberdeen and Temair married, firstly, Cécile Elizabeth Drummond (7 August 1878 – 17 September 1948), daughter of George James Drummond, on 25 April 1907. They had five children:- David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairDavid Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairMajor David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, CBE, K.StJ was a British peer, soldier, and the son of Dudley Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair.-Life:...
(21 January 1908 – 13 September 1974) - Lady Jessamine Cécile Marjorie Gordon (14 August 1910 – 14 December 1994), married Michael Harmsworth and had issue.
- Archibald Victor Dudley Gordon, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairArchibald Gordon, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairArchibald Victor Dudley Gordon, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair , styled Lord Archibald Gordon from 1965 to 1974, was a Scottish writer, broadcaster and peer...
(9 July 1913 – 7 September 1984) - Captain Lord Michael James Andrew Gordon (22 May 1918 – 8 October 1943)
- Alastair Ninian John Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairAlastair Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairAlastair Ninian John Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair was a botanical artist and art critic who succeeded to a peerage later in life....
(20 July 1920 – 19 August 2002)
He married, secondly, Margaret Gladys Munn (died 22 November 1990), on 17 June 1949.