General
Alexander
"2nd Duke of Gordon"
Gordon
Born in Bellie, Moray, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Jane (Gordon) Gordon Duchess of Perth
Husband of
Henrietta (Mordaunt) Gordon
— married
13 Feb 1707 (to 1728) in England
Descendants 
Father of
Anne Gordon, Elizabeth Betty (Gordon) Skelly, Cosmo George Gordon, Katherine Gordon and Adam Gordon
Died
at about age 50
in Gordon Castle, Banffshire, Scotland
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| Created 23 Dec 2013
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General Alexander Gordon was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Biography
Alexander Gordon is a member of Clan Gordon.
Gordon was the son of George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon.
He was the Earl of Enzie until 1684 and the Marquess of Huntly from 1684 to 1716,
He fought with Jacobites at the Battle of Sheriffmuir, with 300 horsemen and 2,000 foot. On February 12, 1716, he surrendered at Gordon Castle to John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland. He was imprisoned in Edinburgh, but obtained a pardon.
He married Lady Henrietta Mordaunt (ca. 1688–1760), daughter of Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, before 13 February 1707; they had issue.
Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon (c. 1678 – 28 November 1728), styled Earl of Enzie until 1684 and the Marquess of Huntly from 1684 to 1716, was a Scottish peer.
He fought with the Jacobites at the battle of Sheriffmuir, with three hundred horsemen and two thousand foot. On 12 February 1716, he surrendered at Gordon Castle, to John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland. He was imprisoned at Edinburgh, but obtained a pardon.
Family Gordon was the son of George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon.
He married Lady Henrietta Mordaunt (ca. 1688–1760), daughter of Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, before 13 February 1707; they had issue.
Sources
- Debrett’s Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 22nd ed., William Courthope, Esq. Editor, J.F. & F. Rivington, London, 1838, p. 301
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Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
Gordon-2880 and Gordon-2929 appear to represent the same person because: I adopted Lord Adam Gordon General and ended up creating the 2nd Duke of Gordon, and found your profile. these are the same people. I am sure your specifics about places of birth and death are correct. thanks.
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