Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (other)
Alexander Hamilton-Gordon may refer to: *Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (British Army officer, born 1817) (died 1890), soldier and MP *Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (British Army officer, born 1859) (died 1939), soldier, son of the above See also *Alexander Hamilton (other) *Alexander Gordon (other) Alexander Gordon may refer to: * Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 1470), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) (died 1518), Precentor of Moray and Bishop-elect of Aberdeen * Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 1 ...

Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (British Army Officer, Born 1817)
General The Honourable Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (11 December 1817 – 18 May 1890), was a Scottish soldier and Liberal Party politician. Military career Hamilton-Gordon was the second son of Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by his second marriage to Harriet, daughter of the Hon. John Douglas. Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, was his younger brother. He served in the British Army and saw action at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 during the Crimean War. He went on to be General Officer Commanding Eastern District in January 1872. Apart from his military career he was also an Honorary Equerry to Queen Victoria and sat as Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire East between 1875 and 1885. Hamilton-Gordon married Caroline Emilia Mary, daughter of Margaret and Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet and grand daughter of astronomer William Herschel, in 1852. They had five sons and four daughters. His eldest son Alexander also became a succe ...
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Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (British Army Officer, Born 1859)
Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon KCB (6 July 1859 – 13 February 1939) was a British general during World War I. Early life Hamilton-Gordon was one of ten children of General Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon, K.C.B. and Caroline Herschel. His paternal grandfather was George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855. His maternal grandfather was John Herschel. Military career Educated at Winchester College, Hamilton-Gordon was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1880. His first military service was in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1880. Hamilton-Gordon later served in the Boer War taking part in actions at Ladysmith, Spion Kop, Vaal Kranz and Tugela Heights. He became Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for Intelligence in South Africa in early 1901. Arriving back in the United Kingdom, he briefly became an instructor at the School of Gunnery before he was appointed a Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master-Gene ...
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Alexander Hamilton (other)
Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 1757–1804) was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Alexander Hamilton may also refer to: People Government and military * Alexander Hamilton (sailor) (before 1688–after 1733), Scottish sea captain, commander of the ''Bombay Marine'' * Alexander Hamilton (of Ballincrieff) (1684–1763), Scottish politician, MP for Linlithgowshire 1727–1741 * Alexander Hamilton (died 1768), Irish MP for Killyleagh * Alexander Hamilton (died 1809), Irish MP for Ratoath, Carrickfergus and Belfast * Alexander Hamilton (British Army officer) (1765–1838), British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars * Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767–1852), Scottish politician * Alexander Hamilton Jr. (1786–1875), American colonel and New York City lawyer, son of founding father Alexander Hamilton * Alexander Hamilton (general) (1815–1907), American Civil War general, grandson of foundin ...
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