Name of Gordon

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The Compounded Name.
GORDON-BEOWNE. — Sir Henry Hosking
Gordon -Browne took hie B.A. at Cambridge in
1896. Gordon Frederick Browne, the well-known
black and white artist, is a eon of Habiot K.
Browne, the famous " Phiz."
GORDON-CANNING.— This name was adopted
by Captain Patrick Eobert Gordon, 78th High-
landeie, son of William Gordon of Milrig. He
married in 1848 Maria Canning of Hartpnry,
Gloucestershire, in 1893. He was succeeded by
his fourth son, William James Gordon-Canning.
GOEDON-OLAEK.— The sons of Mr Gordon
Wyafct Clark, of the firm of Matthew Clark end
Co., merchants, 6 and 7 Great Tower Street, have
taken the name of Gordon-Clarfe. Lieut. -Colonel
Gordon Clark tells me that the "name of Gordon
originated in the family as a Christian name
some time back " ; but he does not know " to what
cause its use as a Christian name was primarily
due." Mr Gordon Wyatt Clark had at least two
some: — Henry Herbert Gordon-Clark, who was
born in 1862. He matriculated at Exeter College,
Oxford, January 22, 1880. aged 18. took his B.A.
in 1882, and his M.A. in 1886. His brother, Lieut.-
Oolonel Crauford Alexander Gordon-Clark, of 98
Oakley Street, Chelsea, was born March 2, 1864,
and entered the King's Royal Bifle Corps in 1884.
Mr Campbell 'Gordon-Clark, of 53 Chancery
Lane, London, and 53 Era afield Place, St Leon-
ards-on-Sea, died October 6, 1905. Mr L. Melville
Clark, of 53 Chancery Lane, his solicitor, tells
me that so far as he knows, the deceased was " no
relative of Colonel Gordon-Clark of Tower Street.
The name Gordon is a Christian name in hie
case." The Eev. J. Gordon Clarke is a minister
«t Strabane.
GORDON-CLIFFORD.— There was till recently
a firm of publishers called E. and H. Gordon-
Clifford at 3 New Square, Lincoln's Inn, London.
CLTJNES GORDON.— This combination occurs
in the case of some branches of the Gor-
dons of Carroll. Joseph Gordon, son of John
Gordon of Carroll and his wife, Isabel Macleod,
married Ann Clunes, and had with other ieens