George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen

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George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman, lawyer, and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor of Scotland under Charles II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Scottish nobleman
lawyer
peer of Scotland
statesman
areaOfInfluence Scottish Privy Council
Scottish judiciary
associatedWith Court of Session
linked to: College of Justice

Restoration Scotland
linked to: Restoration
centuryOfActivity 17th century
child John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure
William Gordon, Lord Haddo
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
createdEarlIn Peerage of Scotland
educatedAt Marischal College, Aberdeen
linked to: Marischal College

University of St Andrews
familyName Gordon
father Sir John Gordon of Haddo
fieldOfWork law
politics
givenName George
heldJudicialOffice Lord of Session
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
languageSpoken English
Scots
memberOf Faculty of Advocates
monarchServed Charles II of England and Scotland
James VII of Scotland
mother Mary Forbes
nobleFamily Clan Gordon
nobleTitle Earl of Aberdeen
Lord Haddo
notableFor involvement in Scottish politics in the late 17th century
service as Lord Chancellor of Scotland
positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Lord President of the Court of Session
Lord of Session
Privy Counsellor of Scotland
profession advocate
judge
regionOfActivity Scotland
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Haddo House
spouse Anne Lockhart
style Earl of Aberdeen
Lord Haddo
titleCreatedBy Charles II of England and Scotland

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Earl of Aberdeen firstHolder George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen