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seat of Lord Middleton, the coffin being covered with the Gumming tartan,
surrounded by the Union Jack; on the top lay his unsheathed sword with
scabbard and sash (Banffshire yournal, 1908, May 5). Grandson of Sir
Alexander Penrose, ist bart., 1522-
1535. Qordon-Cuitiming, Sir William Gordon, 4th bart. 1867, Dec.
25, Ens. and Lt., Scots Gds. 187 1, May 17, Lt. and Capt. 1879, served in
Zulu war, present at Ulundi (Despatches, Medal and clasp). 1880, Jul. 28,
Capt. and Lt. Col. 1882, served with 1st Batn. in Egyptian Campaign, present
at Tel-el-Kebir (Medal and clasp, and Khedive's Star). 1884-5, served in Nile
expedition, with the Gds. Camel Reg., present at actions of Abu Klea and Abu
Khru (two clasps). 18S8, May 23, Maj. Lt Col. 1891, Jun. 10, left the army
{A.L., 1880-Jul., '91).
Eldest son of Sir Alexander Penrose, 3rd bart., 1523; b. 1S48. Jul. 20;
educated at Wellington 1863-66. 1S91, Jun. 1-9, raised, unsuccessfully, a
famous action for slander against Mr. and Mrs. Lycett Green, Mrs. Arthur
Wilson, Mr. Arthur Stanley Wilson, and Mr. Berkeley Levett ; m. 1891, Jun.
10, at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London, Florence Josephine (6. 1870), dau.
of William Garner, Commodore of the New York Yacht Club, and has three
sons, the second being Roualeyn Geoffrej', 1530-1, and two daus.
1536- Qordon-Cuming-Skene, John. 1779, Apr. 10, Ens., 36th Ft.
{L.G.) 1781, Apr. 4, Lt. {ibid.). 1783, Mar. 11, Lt., 104th Ft.; May 27,
68th Ft. ; transports on which the regiment embarked at Cork for America,
were dispersed in a storm, and took refuge in various English ports; Jul. i,
Capt., i6th Ft. [ibid., 255, 383, 427); h.p. 1793, Jun. 22, Capt., N. Fencibles
{ibid., 518). 1794, Aug. 26, Maj. {ibid., 864); Nov. 21, Bt. Lt. Col. 1795,
Oct. 21, Lt. Col., Loyal Inverness Highland Fencible Inf., for which he re-
cruited in the city of Aberdeen {Abd. Jour.). i']()'j, Feb. 16 — -1802-3, Col.
{List of Offs. Mil., Fenc. Cav., and Inf. Irish Estab., 120), the reg. then being
in Ireland. " He induced his reg. to offer its services to join Sir Ralph Aber-
crombie in Egypt and to serve in any part of the Empire as required. For
this spirited offer he received the thanks of the King, and the Commander-in-
Chief, as a mark of his approbation, ordered that the corps should become a
royal reg., and be designated the Duke of York's Royal or Fencible High-
lander's " (Burke's Commoners ; Abd. Jour., 1797, May 16). 1801, Sep., re-
cruited in Aberdeensh. for an augmentation to be placed on a higher establish-
ment {Abd. Jour., Sep. 17). 1802, Feb. 8, inspected the Mearnsh. Vols, at
Stonehaven {Abd. your.). 1803, Insp. Field Off. of Vols. Corps (L.G.). 1808,
Apr. 25, Maj. Gen., being received by the King at the Levee of Jun. 22, on his
promotion, and being appointed to the Staff of the army in Sicily {Abd. Jour.