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John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, KT, KP, GCMG, GCVO, PC (3 August 1847 – 7 March 1934) was a British politician. Born in Edinburgh , Aberdeen held office in several countries, serving twice as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1886; 1905–1915) and serving from 1893 to 1898 as Governor General of Canada .
14 de jan. de 2008 · John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Earl of Aberdeen from 1870 to 1916, governor general of Canada from 1893 to 1898 (born 3 August 1847 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom; died 7 March 1934 in Tarland, United Kingdom).
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1.º Marquês de Aberdeen e Temair KT GCMG GCVO PC (3 de agosto de 1847 – 7 de março de 1934), conhecido como O Conde de Aberdeen de 1870 a 1916, foi um político britânico que serviu duas vezes como Lorde Tenente da Irlanda em 1886 e depois de 1905 a 1915, e também como Governador-geral do Canadá ...
Born into a politically prominent family, John Hamilton-Gordon inherited significant expectations for a role in public life. His paternal grandfather, a Conservative, had been prime minister of Great Britain during the disastrous Crimean War.
- Veronica Strong-Boag
- University of Toronto/Université Laval
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16
John Campbell Gordon was the grandson of Conservative prime minister George Hamilton-Gordon. Having succeeded to the earldom on his eldest brother's death in 1870, he took up his seat in the House of Lords, where he was a close friend and supporter of the Whig prime minister, William Gladstone.
He was awarded the freedom of the cities of Edinburgh, Hamilton (Ontario), Aberdeen, Cork, and Waterford, and he received honorary degrees from several universities, among them Aberdeen (1883), Ontario (1907), and Oxford (1907).
16 de jan. de 2008 · As Vice-Regal Consort to Governor General John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, from 1893 until 1898, Lady Aberdeen organized the National Council of Women in Canada, became first sponsor of the Women’s Art Association of Canada and helped found the Victorian Order of Nurses.
