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George Gordon, Lord Haddo

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Lord Haddo (right) with George Hay, 16th Earl of Erroll

George Gordon, Lord Haddo (28 January 1764 – 2 October 1791) was a Scottish Freemason and the eldest son of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen.[1]

On 18 June 1782, Haddo married Charlotte Baird (d. 8 October 1795) a sister of Sir David Baird, Bt. and they had seven children:[2]

Haddo was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1784 to 1786. In this capacity he laid the foundation stone of South Bridge, Edinburgh on 1 August 1785. [3]

He predeceased his father in 1791 and on the latter's death in 1801, the earldom passed to Haddo's eldest son, George.[2]

Legacy

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Haddo Peak in the Canadian Rocky Mountains was named in his honour.

Notes

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  1. ^ Lundy 2011, i24705 Cites: Cokayne 2000, pp. 15, 16
  2. ^ a b Lundy 2011, i24705 Cites: Paul 1904, p. 93
  3. ^ Grant's Old and New Edinburgh vol.2 p.374

References

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  • Lundy, Darryl (24 January 2011). "i24705: George Gordon, Lord Haddo". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 6 September 2011. This source cites:
    • Cokayne, G.E.; et al. (2000). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959). Vol. 1 (reprint in 6 volumes ed.). Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing. pp. 15, 16.
    • Paul, Sir James Balfour (1904). The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland. Vol. 1. Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas. p. 93.
Masonic offices
Preceded by Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Scotland

1784–1786
Succeeded by