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The Earl of Aberdeen earned a reputation as a decent and conciliatory figure. He was a skilled diplomat with a long record of achievements over nearly four decades. However, his premiership was swiftly embroiled in the Crimean War, and he took the blame for the military’s lack of preparation.
Search for: '4th earl of Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon' in Oxford Reference ». (1784–1860).As prime minister during the Crimean War Aberdeen paid a high price for underestimating public anxiety about the conduct of the war. Yet he had a long career of public service behind him. Educated at Harrow and Cambridge he first made his mark as a ...
On 5 November 1840, he married Mary Baillie (a sister of the future 10th Earl of Haddington) at Taymouth Castle. They had six children: George Hamilton-Gordon, 6th Earl of Aberdeen (1841–1870); died unmarried. Mary Hamilton-Gordon (1844–1914); married Walter Hepburne-Scott, 8th Lord Polwarth. James Henry Hamilton-Gordon (1845–1868 ...
17 de abr. de 2024 · Monument. George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister, has a memorial bust in the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey. This is of marble on a bronze bracket by sculptor Matthew Noble, 1874. The inscription reads: George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, K.T. K.G. Born January 28th 1784. Died December 14th 1860.
Aberdeen was a strong believer in free trade and helped Peel repeal the Corn Laws in 1846. This action split the Conservative Party and Peel and Aberdeen were forced to resign. The Earl of Aberdeen became Prime Minister after the resignation of the Earl of Derby in 1852. Aberdeen's coalition government was very popular with the public at first.
14 December 1860. (1860-12-14) (aged 76) London, England, United Kingdom. Political party. Peelite. George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, KG, KT, PC (28 January 1784–14 December 1860) was a Scottish Tory / Peelite politician. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.
Early life [ edit] Gordon, born on 3 October 1637, the second son of Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, (executed in 1644); [1] and his wife, Mary Forbes. [2] He graduated MA, and was chosen professor at King's College, Aberdeen, in 1658. Subsequently, he travelled and studied civil law abroad.
