Title Duke of Richmond Name Charles 8th | Died May 7, 1935 Education Eton College | |
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Born 30 December 1870 ( 1870-12-30 ) Tenure 18 January 1928 – 7 May 1935 Successor Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke Issue Amy Gwendolin Gordon-LennoxCharles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Aug – Sep 1895)Doris Hilda Gordon-LennoxCharles Henry Gordon-LennoxFrederick Charles Gordon-Lennox Spouse Hilda Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond (m. 1893) Parents Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond Children Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond Grandchildren Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, Nicholas Gordon-Lennox | ||
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon, (30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935), known as Lord Settrington 1870–1903, and as Earl of March 1903–1928, was a British Peer and politician.
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Biography
Lord Settrington was the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond (at the time known as Earl of March, as his father, the 6th Duke was still alive) by his first wife, Amy Mary Ricardo (1849–1879), daughter of Percy Ricardo, of Bramley Park and Mathilde Hensley. He was styled as Earl of March when his father held the dukedom, and inherited the dukedom upon his father's death in 1928, holding the title for only seven years.
He was promoted to captain while in the service of the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. In December 1899 he was seconded as a staff officer, and appointed an Aide-de-camp to Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the forces in South Africa during the early part of the Second Boer War.
Family
Lord Settrington married Hilda Madeline Brassey (1872 – 29 December 1971) on 8 June 1893; they had 5 children: