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

Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...

 politician.

Gordon was the fourth son of Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly

Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly

Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly , styled Lord Strathavon from 1794 to 1836 and Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853, was a Scottish peer and Tory then Whig politician.-Family:...

, and his second wife Maria Antoinetta (née Pegus). Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly

Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly

Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly PC, DL, JP , styled Lord Strathavon until 1853 and Earl of Aboyne between 1853 and 1863, was a Scottish Liberal politician...

, was his elder brother. He entered Parliament for West Aberdeenshire

West Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)

West Aberdeenshire was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1918 and form 1950 to 1983...

 in 1876, a seat he held until 1880, and then represented Huntingdonshire

Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Huntingdonshire was a Parliamentary constituency covering the county of Huntingdonshire in England. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons the Parliament of the United...

from 1880 to 1885.

Gordon died unmarried in August 1888, aged 36.

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