Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond
British peer and politician
- Lady Amy Coats
- Hon. Charles Gordon-Lennox
- Lady Doris Vyner
- Charles Gordon-Lennox, Lord Settrington
- Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond
Amy Mary Ricardo
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon DSO MVO (30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935), known as Lord Settrington 1870–1903, and as Earl of March 1903–1928, was a British peer and politician.
Biography
Lord Settrington was the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond (at the time known as Earl of March, as his father, the 6th Duke was still alive) by his first wife, Amy Mary Ricardo (1849–1879), daughter of Percy Ricardo, of Bramley Park and Mathilde Hensley. He was styled as Earl of March when his father held the dukedom, and inherited the dukedom upon his father's death in 1928, holding the title for only seven years.
He was promoted to captain while in the service of the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. In December 1899 he was seconded as a staff officer,[1] and appointed an Aide-de-camp to Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the forces in South Africa during the early part of the Second Boer War.[2][3] He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the Sussex Yeomanry on 8 July 1914, just before the outbreak of World War I.[4][5]
Family
Lord Settrington married Hilda Madeline Brassey (1872 – 29 December 1971) on 8 June 1893; they had five children:
- Lady Amy Gwendolin Gordon-Lennox (5 May 1894 – 27 April 1975); married Sir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Bt.
- The Hon. Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (15 August 1895 – 5 September 1895)
- Lady Doris Hilda Gordon-Lennox (6 September 1896 – 5 February 1980); married Commander Clare George Vyner. She was a close friend of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Lord Settrington (26 January 1899 – 24 August 1919)
- Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Gordon (5 February 1904 – 2 November 1989)
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References
- ^ "No. 27169". The London Gazette. 27 February 1900. p. 1354.
- ^ "No. 27156". The London Gazette. 23 January 1900. p. 430.
- ^ "No. 27170". The London Gazette. 2 March 1900. p. 1435.
- ^ Monthly Army List, August 1914.
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.
External links
- Works by or about Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond at Internet Archive
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Richmond
- Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond
| Honorary titles | ||
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| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Moray 1928–1935 | Succeeded by The Earl of Moray |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by | Duke of Richmond 3rd creation 1928–1935 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by | Duke of Lennox 2nd creation 1928–1935 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Duke of Gordon 2nd creation 1928–1935 | Succeeded by |
| French nobility | ||
| Preceded by | Duke of Aubigny 1928–1935 | Succeeded by |
