John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

The Marquess of Aberdeen
and Temair
Aberdeen in 1920
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
11 December 1905 – 17 February 1915
MonarchsEdward VII
George V
Prime MinisterSir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
H. H. Asquith
David Lloyd George
Preceded byThe Earl of Dudley
Succeeded byLord Wimborne
In office
8 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byThe Earl of Carnarvon
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Londonderry
7th Governor General of Canada
In office
18 September 1893 – 12 November 1898
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterJohn Thompson
Mackenzie Bowell
Charles Tupper
Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded byLord Stanley of Preston
Succeeded byThe Earl of Minto
Personal details
BornJohn Campbell Hamilton-Gordon
(1847-08-03)3 August 1847
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died7 March 1934(1934-03-07) (aged 86)
PartyLiberal
SpouseIshbel Marjoribanks
ChildrenGeorge
Marjorie
Dudley
Archibald
Parent(s)The 5th Earl of Aberdeen
Mary Baillie
Alma materUniversity of St. Andrews University College, Oxford
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John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (3 August 1847 – 7 March 1934), styled Earl of Aberdeen from 1870–1916, was a Scottish peer and colonial administrator. 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.