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George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen (19 June 1722 – 13 August 1801), styled Lord Haddo until 1745, was a Scottish peer. He sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish representative peer from 1747 to 1761, and from 1774 to 1790. He was against William Pitt the Younger 's Regency Bill.
- First Term in Office
- Second Term in Office
- Legacy as Foreign Secretary
His first appointment as Foreign Secretary was under the Duke of Wellington. The issues he inherited made a significant portfolio for any Foreign Secretary – securing Greek independence, dealing with the latest war between Russia and Turkey, handling Anglo-French and Anglo-American relations, and tackling international slave trafficking. He faced m...
Aberdeen was more successful in his second term in office. As Foreign Secretary he improved diplomatic relations with France, mainly due to his (initially) good personal relationship with the French Ambassador, Francois Guizot. Throughout his career, where Aberdeen held good relations with foreign diplomats, such as Guizot or Count Lieven of Russia...
Many of Aberdeen’s achievements either as Foreign Secretary, or later as Prime Minister, were not valued in his lifetime. He faced significant opposition from Palmerston, and criticism from the Earl of Ellenborough (who wanted to be Foreign Secretary). His reputation was further damaged by Lane–Poole’s biography of Stratford Canning, the influentia...
George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen, (1722–1801) George Gordon, Lord Haddo (1764–1791) George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784–1860) (created Viscount Gordon in 1814) George John James Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen (1816–1864) George Hamilton-Gordon, 6th Earl of Aberdeen (1841–1870) John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon ...
18 de mar. de 2018 · Biography. George Hamilton Gordon, later the Earl of Aberdeen, had a short-lived term in the highest office. While he managed to pass a number of reforms, he was brought down by his...
25 de fev. de 2020 · George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen (19 June 1722 – 13 August 1801), styled Lord Haddo until 1745, was a Scottish peer. Aberdeen was the son of William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen, by his second wife Lady Susan, daughter of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl.
- Haddo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- June 19, 1722
- "The Wicked Earl"
- August 30, 1801
When George Gordon 3rd Earl of Aberdeen was born on 19 June 1722, in Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Sir William Gordon -2nd Earl of Aberdeen, was 42 and his mother, Countess Susan Anna Murray, was 23. He married Catherine Elizabeth Hanson in 1759. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters.
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE, FSA Scot (28 January 1784 – 14 December 1860), styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a British statesman, diplomat and landowner, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite politician and specialist in foreign affairs.
