Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond & Lennox, 3rd Duke of  1870 - 1935

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• Suffix	8th Duke of Richmond & Lennox, 3rd Duke of
  Birth	30 Dec 1870
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 May 1935
  Person ID	I43439	Clan current
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2008 15:58:00
  Father	Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond & Lennox, 2nd Duke of Gordon, b. 27 Dec 1845, Portland Pl., Saint Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England
  Mother	Amy Mary Ricardo, b. 28 Apr 1849
  Family ID	F18453	Group Sheet
  Family	Hilda Madeline Brassey, b. 1874
  Married	8 Jun 1893
  Children	1. Amy Gwendolin Gordon-Lennox, b. 5 May 1894   2. Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, b. 15 Aug 1895   3. Doris Hilda Gordon-Lennox, b. 6 Sep 1896   4. Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Lord Settrington, b. 26 Jan 1899 > 5. Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond & Lennox, 4th Duke of Gordon, b. 5 Feb 1904
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2007 17:19:00
  Family ID	F18463	Group Sheet

• Photos		Four generations of the Dukes of Richmond Seated front left is 6th Duke of Richmond and Gordon (1818-1903); seated right is the Earl of March and Kinrara (later the 7th Duke) (1845-1928); standing is Lord Settrington (later the 8th Duke) (1870-1935). The infant on the Duke's knee is Hon. Charles Henry Gordon Lennox (the son of Lord Settrington) (1899-1919).
  		6th DUKE of RICHMOND WITH HIS GRANDSONS This picture was taken in 1902 to commemorate the safe return from the South Africa War of members of the Gordon Lennox family. The picture shows, seated, the 6th Duke of Richmond and Gordon with his three grandsons (from left) Lord Settrington (who eventually became the 8th Duke), then a Captain in the Irish Guards; (Lord) Esme Charles Gordon Lennox, then a Lieutenant in the Scots Guards and (Lord) Bernard Charles Gordon Lennox, then a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards. All three are wearing the South African Medal and Lord Settrington is also wearing the D.S.O.

• Notes

  1 - Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon DSO MVO (30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935) was a British Peer, the son of the 7th Duke by his partially Sephardic Jewish first wife, Amy Mary Ricardo. He became duke upon his father's death in 1928, and thus held the title for only seven years. Previously, he had been styled Earl of March. He married Hilda Madeline Brassey (1874 – 29 December 1971) on 8 June 1893, by whom he had 5 children: Lady Amy Gwendolin Gordon-Lennox (5 May 1894 – 27 April 1975) Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (15 August 1895 – 5 September 1895) Lady Doris Hilda Gordon-Lennox (6 September 1896 – 5 February 1980) Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Lord Settrington (26 January 1899 – 24 August 1919 of war wounds) Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Gordon (5 February 1904 – 2 November 1989) [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Henry_Gordon-Lennox%2C_8th_Duke_of_Richmond ] 2 - Charles Lord Settrington (born 1870) became the Earl of March following his father's succession to the Dukedom in 1903. He subsequently became Colonel of the Sussex Yeomanry. He became 8th Duke of Richmond and Gordon in 1928 and was Lord Lieutenant of Morayshire. He died at Goodwood on May 7th, 1935. His grandson is the 10th and present Duke of Richmond and Gordon. [ http://rgu-sim.rgu.ac.uk/history/gordonchapel/6th_duke_grandsons.htm ]