Name of Gordon

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Richard Marcus Gordon-Dill, author;
writes under the name of Mark
Gordon.
George Frederick William Gordon-
Dill, barrister, London (divorce
court).
DUFF-GORDON.— The introduction of this
name among the Fyvie Gordons is the subject of
a long and interesting announcement in the
"London Gazette" for 1813 (page 2032): —
Whitehall, October 9, 1813.— -His Royal High-
ness the Prince Regent, hath been pleased in
the name of -and on the behalf of His Majesty
to give and grant unto William Gordon of
Stanhope Street, May-fair, in the county of
Middlesex, Esq., one of the representatives for
the City of Worcester, son of the Honourable
Alexander Gordon, late of Roekville in the shire
of Haddington, one of the Senators of the Col-
lege of Justice in Scotland, deceased and grand-
eon of the late Right Honourahle William Earl
of Aberdeen, also deceased, His Majesty's licence
and ipermission that from affectionate regard
to the memory of his late honoured mother
Anne [died 18111, daughter of William Duff,
late of Crombie in the shire of Banff, Esq., de-
ceased, and relict of the late Right Honourable
William Crichton, Earl of Dumfries and Stair,
and from grateful respect to his maternal uncle
Sir James Duff, Baronet, His Majesty's Consul
at the port of Cadiz; he, the said William Gor-
don and his issue, may take and use the surname
Duff in addition to and before that of Gordon,
and bear the arms of Duff, quarterly with those
of Gordon, such arms being first duly exempli-
fied according to the law? of arms and recorded
in the Herald's Office: otherwise His Majesty's
licence and permission be void and of none
effect. ("London Gazette" for 1813, p. 2032.)
This William Duff-Gordon (1772-1823) Iliad two
eons —
Sir Alexander Cornwall Duff-Gordon, father
of Sir Maurice Duff-Gordon.
Cosmo Duff Gordon, father of the present
Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon, Bart.,
of MaryouLter, witose wife runs a smart
millinery establishment in Lorn don
("Lucile"), while her sister wrote the
equally smart "Visits of Elizabeth."
GORDON-DUFF.— This mime is borne by the
laird of Park. On the male side he is a Duff.
John Duff of Culbiu married January 30, 1729,