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Tlte Gordons of Haddo and Mctldick. 1 5
land, his home and his kindied, and entirely supported himself by his own earnings, and
at last perished sadly as above narrated. He was succeeded in the title and estates by
his youngest and last surviving brother.
XIV. John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen.
He was born 3 August, 1847. I" 1S80, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of
Aberdeenshire; in 1881-1885, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly;
1S86, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He married in 1877, Ishbel Maria, youngest
daughter of Sir Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, now Lord Tweedmouth, and has issue : —
I. George, Lord Haddo, born 1879.
H. Hon. Dudley Gladstone, born 1883.
HL Hon. Ian Archibald, born 1884.
1. Lady Marjorie Adelina, born 1880.
2. Lady Dorothea Mary, born and died 1882.
MONUMENT TO LIEUT.-COL. SIR ALEXANDER GORDON, K.C.B.
An obelisk to the south-west of Haddo House within the grounds was erected in
memory of the Hon. Lieut. General Sir Alexander Gordon, "whose name is honourably
mentioned in the Duke of Wellington's despatches, likewise in Sir Walter Scott's poem
of Waterloo, thus : —
" And generous Gordon 'mid the strife
Fell while he watched his leader's life."
The obelisk is said to be of the same form as one which marks the spot where Sir
Alexander fell. The latter bears an inscription both in French and English.
" Sur le champ de Bataille."
" Sacred to the memory of Lieut.-Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon, Knight Commander
of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Aide-de-Camp to Field Marshal the Duke of
Wellington, and also brother to George Earl of Aberdeen, who in the 29th year of his
age terminated a short but glorious career on the iSth June, 1815, whilst executing the
orders of his great Commander in the battle of Waterloo. Distinguished for gallantry
and good conduct in the field, he was honoured with repeated marks of approbation by
the illustrious Hero, with whom he shared the dangers of every battle in Spain, Portugal,
and France, and received the most flattering proofs of his confidence on many trying
occasions. His zeal and activity in the service obtained the reward of ten medals, and
the honourable distinction of the order of the Bath. He was justly lamented by the
Duke of Wellington in his public despatch as an officer of high promise and a serious
loss to the country ; nor less worthy of record for his virtues in private life, his unaffected
I See page ii.