Archibald Gordon, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
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Early life and education
Gordon was born at Bourne Place, Bexley, Kent,[2] the second son of Hon. Dudley Gordon and Cécile Elizabeth, daughter of George James Drummond. He was baptised at the Bexley parish church at six week old;[3] Queen Mary was his godmother.[4]
In 1916, his grandfather John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen was elevated to the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair. From that point his father was styled Lord Dudley Gordon until he succeeded his elder brother as 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in 1965.[4]
Gordon was educated at Harrow School.[4]
Career
Gordon was an assistant secretary with the Council for the Protection of Rural England, 1936–1940. He joined the BBC Monitoring Service in 1940. From 1946 to 1972, he worked for the BBC Radio Talks Department. He produced The Week in Westminster as well as party political and election broadcasts between 1946 and 1966. He was head of Radio Talks and Documentaries from 1967 to 1972.[5]
On the death of his elder brother on 13 September 1974, he succeeded him as Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, as well as inheriting his brother's other titles.
Personal life
Lord Aberdeen and Temair never married and resided with his valet in Suffolk.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". At the suggestion of family friend Roy Palmer of Haughley, he came to live at The Grainge in Haughley until his death in 1984 in a hospital near Stowmarket.[1]
He was buried at the family seat at Haddo House. He was succeeded in the marquessate, and his other titles, by his younger brother Lord Alastair Gordon.[1]
References
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- ↑ 'Aberdeen and Temair', Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
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