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  ABERDEEN - LoveToKnow Article on ABERDEEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
ABERDEEN, GEORGE GORDON, IST EARL OF (1637-1720), lord chancellor of Scotland, son of Sir John Gordon, ist baronet of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, executed by the Presbyterians in 1644, was born on the 3rd of October 1637.
Robert Gordon's College in Schoolhill was founded in 1729 by Robert Gordon of Straloch and further endowed in 1816 by Alexander Simpson of Collyhill.
Originally devoted (as Gordon's Hospital) to the instruction and maintenance of the sons of poor burgesses of guild and trade in the city, it was reorganized in 1881 as a day and night school for secondary and technical education, and has since been unusually successful.
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 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Right Honourable George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, PC (January 28, 1784–December 14, 1860) was a Tory/Peelite politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.
His eldest son, George John James, succeeded as 5th Earl; his second son was General Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon, K.C.B.; his third son was the Reverend Douglas Hamilton-Gordon; and his youngest son Arthur Hamilton, was created Baron Stanmore in 1893.
When he was drowned at sea, he was succeeded by his brother John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon (1847-1934), a prominent Liberal politician, who was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1886, Governor-General of Canada (1893-1898), and again the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland when Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman formed his ministry at the close of 1905.
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Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl of, British And Irish History, Biographies
Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl of[ab´´udEn´] Pronunciation Key, 1784–1860, British statesman.
He served (1813) as ambassador extraordinary at Vienna and helped arrange (1814) the peace terms at Paris after Napoleon I's initial defeat.
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 GORDON, Arthur Charles Hamilton, First Baron Stanmore - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
Gordon was born at Argall House, London, on 26 November 1829, the youngest son of George Hamilton-Gordon, Fourth Earl of Aberdeen and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1852–55), by his second wife, Harriet, who was the daughter of the Honourable John Douglas, widow of James, Viscount Hamilton, and mother of the First Duke of Abercorn.
Gordon's sympathies were with the Maoris, and he angered his Ministers by reporting to the Secretary of State his personal view that the Maoris were substantially in the right.
Although Gordon was assured no new developments were expected, within two days of his departure the Government announced an increase in the constabulary in the Parihaka area, and eight days later Parliament approved an increase of £100,000 in the defence vote.
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 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen : George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen : George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (January 28, 1784 - December 14, 1860), Tory politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1852-55.
In 1805, he married Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of John James Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn[?].
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 Aberdeen, 4th Earl of Biography / Biography of Aberdeen, 4th Earl of Biography Biography
The British statesman George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860), was noted for his work in the area of foreign affairs.
George Hamilton Gordon was born on Jan. 28, 1784, in Edinburg, Scotland.
His father died when George was 7 and his mother when he was 11; he was brought up by his guardians, William Pitt and Henry Dundas (Lord Melville).
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Byron, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824), known as Lord Byron, English poet, who was one of the most important and versatile writers...
Gordon, Lord George: Erskine, Thomas, 1st Baron Erskine of Restormel
Gordon, Lord George (1751-1793), British religious agitator, born in London, and educated at Eton College.
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George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (February 21, 1853 - February 26, 1858)
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (December 9, 1868 - July 6, 1870)
Patrick Gordon Walker (October 16, 1964 - January 22, 1965) (Defeated for election to the House of Commons)
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 George Gordon, 1st marquess and 6th earl of Huntly --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Son of the 5th earl (George Gordon), he was educated in France as a Roman Catholic.
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In a dramatization, George Washington recalls crossing the Delaware, spending the winter at Valley Forge and defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
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 George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784 -- 1860)
George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784 -- 1860)
He was the eldest son and first of seven children born to George Gordon, Lord Haddo and his wife Charlotte Baird.
Later in 1805 he married Lady Catherine Hamilton; they had four children but she died of tuberculosis in 1812 and Aberdeen mourned her for the remainder of his life.
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 Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
His mother died in 1791 and his father in 1795, leaving him in the care of two guardians: William Pitt the Younger (the prime minister) and the future Lord Melville.
For a few years he did the Grand Tour of the Continent, becoming especially fond of Greece: he was later president of the Society of Antiquaries from 1812 to 1846.
From 1813 to 1855 he was more or less continuously in politics, in Parliament, and first as a diplomat (for which he was made Viscount Gordon of Aberdeen), then chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1828, and foreign secretary from 1828 to 1830 and 1841 to 1846.
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 Talking Country - George Hamilton IV
I spoke to George at the Palace Theatre in Manchester (UK) in 1994, after a performance of "Patsy Cline The Musical," which starred Sandy Kelly in the leading role, with George as narrator.
You're son George Hamilton IV is now carrying on the tradition by touring here himself.
It's worth pointing out that I spoke to George after the show in the dressing room, where he was being pushed by the staff to leave so that they could lock up.
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 Artist Biography - George Hamilton, IV
Born July 19, 1937, George Hamilton IV was raised on the Westerns of Gene Autry and began playing guitar at the age of 12.
Somewhat uncomfortable on the pop charts, George Hamilton IV never equalled the success of "A Rose and a Baby Ruth." The 1957 single "Why Don't They Understand" barely made the Top Ten, and his 1958 inspirational record "The Teen Commandments" -- recorded with Paul Anka and Johnny Nash -- stalled at number 29.
His son, George Hamilton V, toured with his father's backup band and charted a single during 1988.
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Aberdeen George Hamilton-Gordon, hrabia (1784-1860), konserwatywny polityk i dyplomata brytyjski.
Hamilton College is a highly selective, top-ranked, private liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York.
The George Washington University is located four blocks from the White House and was created by an Act of Congress in 1821.
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Gordon, Charles[?], co-owner of Tri-City Beverages and inventor of "Dr. Enuf" beverage (University of Vermont[?])
Gordon, George, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair[?], (1879-1965), Scottish Earl
Gordon, George Hamilton, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, (1784-1860), ; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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 Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Hamilton, William Hamilton, 2nd duke of, Earl of Cambridge
English lord and instigator of the anti-Catholic Gordon riots in London (1780).
The British officer known as Chinese Gordon was famous for his romantic adventures in Asian countries and for his dramatic death at the siege of Khartoum.
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George Gordon was the grandson of the 3rd Earl of Aberdeen.
His mother died in 1791 and his father in 1795, leaving him in the care of two guardians: William Pitt the Younger (the...
He was adopted as a baby or small child by his father's friend, Yoshida Kenz...
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George Hamilton (I) (Actor, The Godfather: Part III (1990))
George Hamilton (V) (Miscellaneous Crew, Cape Fear (1991))
George H. Hamilton (I) (Miscellaneous Crew, The Mask (1921))
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 41
She was the daughter of Douglas George Hamilton-Gordon and Edith Anne Bullock.
He is the son of Sir David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair and Beatrice Mary June Boissier.
She married Andrew David Gordon, son of Sir David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair and Beatrice Mary June Boissier, in 1982.
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 The Hutchinson Dictionary of British History: Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860)@ ...
The Hutchinson Dictionary of British History: Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860)@ HighBeam Research
Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860)
British Tory politician, prime minister 1852-55, when he resigned because of the criticism aroused by the miseries and mismanagement of the Crimean War.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 40
She married, firstly, Commander Douglas Walter Hamilton-Gordon, son of Douglas George Hamilton-Gordon and Edith Anne Bullock, on 20 June 1903.
She married Commander Hugh Hamilton-Gordon, son of Douglas George Hamilton-Gordon and Edith Anne Bullock, on 1 September 1912.
She married Commander Hugh Hamilton-Gordon, son of Douglas George Hamilton-Gordon and Edith Anne Bullock, on 14 September 1925.
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 George Hamilton Gordon Online Research :: Information about George Hamilton Gordon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860); Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
George Hamilton Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen (1816-1864)
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News about George Hamilton continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
George Hamilton Dracula comedies - it stands out as something of a minor classic - and now it's going to get a sequel.
PERPETUALLY tanned George Hamilton has replaced doughy Robin Leach as the host of ABC's "Life Of Luxury." The show, a series of specials documenting the fabulous lifestyles of the rich...
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: The library formed by King George III (ruled 1760-1820) to replace the earlier Old Royal Library, which had been given to the British nation by George II.
The collection was built by acquiring both individual books and the libraries of other collectors, most notably that of Joseph Smith (1682-1770).
GORDON, George Hamilton-, 4th Earl of Aberdeen [1784-1860].
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Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of (1784-1860), British prime minister (1852-55), born in Edinburgh into a distinguished Scottish family....
Although denied financial support by the government, Hume set off in 1824 on an overland expedition southwest from Lake George, in the Yass Plains,...
The meeting convened in Annapolis in September 1786.
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Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl of - Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl of, 1784–1860, British statesman.
From Liz to Imelda, women go wild over George Hamilton, Hollywood's perennial knight of 100 stars.
In Godsey they trust At the controls: With Joe Hamilton gone, Tech turns to little-used George Godsey at QB.
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 David George Gordon Author Appearances
David George Gordon invites you to explore the exciting world of the cockroach-- from the jungles of Equatorial Africa to the corridors of the Cockroach Hall of Fame in Plano, Texas..
The author of the celebrated Field Guide to the Slug, naturalist David George Gordon invites audiences to explore the Seven Wonders of Slugdom -- and to look at North America's most fascinating garden inhabitant from a fresh perspective.
Assisted by Gordon's astounding collection of color slides and exclusive video clips, you'll get up-close and personal with North America's slugs and their snail relatives.
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