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372 House of cordon.
1886, I. 293, 294, 930); d. 1893, Nov. 14. Brother of James, 768 ; uncle of
Orr Boswell, 1519 ; grand father of Cecil J. G., 1518, and Robert Cecil, 1520-
1620- Qordon-Canning, Robert Cecil. 1906, Nov. 15, 2nd Lt., Glos.
Imp. Yeo. 1910, Jan. 25, 2nd Lt., loth Hrs. (A.L., 1907-11).
Only son of William James Gordon-Canning and Clara Crawshay, elder
dau. of Crawshay Bailey, of Maindaff Court, Men. {Catholic Who's Who,
1912) ; b. 1888, Jun. 24. Grandson of Patrick Robert, 1519-
1521- Qordon=Cumming-, Acton. 1900, May 26, Mid., R.N. Reserve
(N.L., 1900 — Jun. '05).
1522- Qordon-Cumming, Sir Alexander Penrose, ist bart., of Altyre
and Gordonstown. 1768, Oct. 29, Ens., 13th Ft. {L.G.). 1772, Apr. 27—
i774> Qr- Mr. {A.L., 1769-74). 1778, Sep. 26, Capt., N. Fencibles (L.G.)
1793, Mar. I, Lt. Col., Strathspey Fencibles. 1794, thanked by Comdr.-in-
Chief for suppressing a mutiny in Dumfries (Burke's Peerage).
Eldest son of Alexander Cumming, of Altyre (great-great-great-grand-son
of Sir Ludovick Gordon, 1624-85, 2nd bart. of Gordonstown), and Grace Pearce,
niece and sole heir of John Penrose, of Penrose, Cornwall (Miss C. F. Gordon-
Cumming's Memories, 25) ; b. 1749, May, at Helston, Cornwall. As heir and
representative of Sir William Gordon, 6th bart., of Gordonstown, he assumed
name and arms of Gordon of Gordonstown, and was created a baronet, 1804,
May 21 ; m. 1773, Sep. 9 Helen (1754-1832), fourth dau. of Sir Ludovick
Grant, bart., of Grant (Scots Peerage, vii. 485), and had seven sons and
nine daus. ; d. 1806, Feb. 10. Grandfather of Sir Alexander Penrose, 1523,
Francis Hastings Toone, 1525, Frederick Edward Charles Henville, 1526,
Henry, 1527, Roualeyn George, 1532, and William, 1534-
1523- Qordon-Cumming, Sir Alexander Penrose, 3rd bart. of Altyre
and Gordonstown. 1835, Feb. 6, Ens., 71st Ft. 1836, Jul. i, Lt. 1842,
Apr. 15, Capt. 1843, Capt., 4th Light Dgns. 1845, ret. by sale of com.
(Hart's A.L., 1840-6). 1853, Jan., Maj., Inverness, Banff, Elgin and Nairn
Mil. (L.G., pt. I, p. 99). i860, Jan. 30, Capt., ist Elginsh. Vols, [ibid., pt. i,
p. 522). 1861, Jun. 12, Lt. Col. (ibid., pt. 4, p. 2833; 1864, pt. 6, p.
3623).
Eldest son of Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 2nd bart., and
grandson of Sir Alex. Penrose, 1522; b. 1816, Aug. 17; in. 1845, Nov. 28,
Anne Pitcairn (d. i88S), only dau. of Rev. Augustus Campbell, and had three
sons, two being Sir William Gordon, 1535, and Walter Frederick Campbell,
1533' After retiring, he devoted himself to the agricultural interests of
his district; a promoter of Highland Railway; D.L., Elginsh., 1S48, Aug.
26 (L.G., pt. 5, p. 3389); d. 1866, Sep. 2, at Edinburgh.