George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, K.G., K.T., P.C.

The son of George Gordon and Charlotte Baird

Life Events
Type	Date	Place
Birth ^(S865)	28 Jan 1784	Edinburgh
Death ^(S865)	14 Dec 1860	Argyle House, St James
Burial ^(S878)		Stanmore, Essex

Education
Establishment	From	To	Achievements
Harrow School ⁽⁸⁶⁵⁾
St John's College, Cambridge ⁽⁸⁷⁸⁾		1804	Master of Arts (M.A.)

Appointments
Date	Position
1812-1860	Trustee of the British Museum ⁽⁸⁷⁸⁾
1846-1860	Lord Lieutenant of co. Aberdeen ⁽⁸⁷⁸⁾

Honours
Date	Honour
16 Mar 1808	Knight of the Order of the Thistle (K.T.) ⁽⁸⁷⁸⁾
28 Apr 1808	Fellow of the Royal Society (F.R.S.) ⁽⁸⁷⁸⁾
4 Sep 1813	Grand Cross of St Stephen of Austria ⁽⁸⁷⁸⁾
22 Jul 1814	Privy Counsellor (P.C.) ⁽⁸⁷⁸⁾
7 Feb 1855	Knight of the Garter (K.G.) ⁽⁸⁷⁸⁾

Titles
Date	Title
1 Jun 1814	Created Viscount Gordon of Aberdeen, co. Aberdeen (U.K.) ⁽⁸⁷⁸⁾
1791-1801	Lord Haddo ⁽⁸⁷⁸⁾
1801-1860	4th Earl of Aberdeen (S) ⁽⁸⁷⁸⁾

Partner: 1 (married)

Katharine Elizabeth Hamilton (1784 - 1812)
Event	Date	Place	Note
Marriage ^(S865)	28 Jul 1805	Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Essex
Children:

Partner: 2 (married)

Harriet Douglas (1792 - 1833)
Event	Date	Place	Note
Marriage ^(S865)	8 Jul 1815
Children:

Notes
On 1st June 1814, he signed the Treaty of Paris on behalf of King George III. By Royal licence on 13th November 1818 he took the name of Hamilton before that of Gordon to become surnamed Hamilton-Gordon.

Sources
(S865) - Burke's Peerage and Baronetage 89th edition, 1931
(S878) - The Complete Peerage, G.E. Cockayne