The Gordon baronetcy of Earlston, Kirkcudbrightshire, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia for William Gordon of Afton, son of William Gordon of Earlston, a Covenanter. He was an army officer, a soldier of fortune under Frederick I of Prussia who took part in Monmouth's Rebellion and the Williamite Wars. He was succeeded by his elder brother Alexander Gordon of Earlston.[1]
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Gordon of Earlston, Kirkcudbright (1706)
edit- Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Earlston (1654–1718)[1]
- Sir Alexander Gordon, 2nd Baronet (1650–1726)[1]
- Sir Thomas Gordon, 3rd Baronet (1685–1769)[1]
- Sir John Gordon, 4th Baronet (1720–1795)[1]
- Sir John Gordon, 5th Baronet (1780–1843)[1]
- Sir William Gordon, 6th Baronet (1830–1906)[1][2]
- Sir Charles Edward Gordon, 7th Baronet (1835–1910)[3]
- Sir Robert Charles Gordon, 8th Baronet (1862–1939)[4]
- Sir John Charles Gordon, 9th Baronet (1901–1982)[5]
- Sir Robert James Gordon, 10th Baronet (born 1932)[6]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Cokayne, George Edward (1904). Complete Baronetage. Vol. IV. W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 439–441.
- ^ "Gordon, Sir William". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Gordon, Sir Charles Edward". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Gordon, Sir Robert Charles". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Gordon, Sir John Charles". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Gordon, Sir Robert James". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)