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George Hamilton-Gordon was born in on 28 January 1784. He was educated at Harrow and St John’s College, Cambridge. Both of his parents died when he was young, and by 11 he was the heir to both a large fortune and a considerable estate.
This head and shoulders portrait was copied for Queen Victoria from Winterhalter’s picture of the reception of Louis-Philippe (see RCIN 401378). George Hamilton-Gordon was Foreign Secretary 1828-30 and 1841-6, and Prime Minister 1852-5. He was a cultivated and well-travelled man and President of the Society of Antiquaries for more than 30 years. Queen Victoria acquired the Balmoral estate in ...
12 de abr. de 2024 · George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860), Prime Minister. Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 57 portraits Skilful and conciliatory Foreign Secretary from 1841-46, Gordon supported Peel over the repeal of the Corn Laws, forming a coalition ministry of Whigs and Peelites in 1852.
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 ...
29 de sept. de 2021 · George Hamilton-Gordon was born in Edinburgh, the eldest son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo, and grandson of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen. His early years were divided between the family home at Haddo House in Aberdeenshire and Edinburgh, but his father died in 1791 and his mother in 1795 and he was brought up by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville.
George Hamilton Gordon nació en 1784 y durante su juventud viajó a Grecia. Posteriormente se dedicó a la política, participando como ministro en los gobiernos del duque de Wellington y sir Robert Peel, para ser nombrado primer ministro en 1852, dimitiendo del cargo tres años más tarde. Este excelente retrato sería encargado por Peel ...
18 de mar. de 2018 · George Hamilton Gordon, later the Earl of Aberdeen, had a short-lived term in the highest office. While he managed to pass a number of reforms, he was brought down by his handling of the Crimean ...
