Name Sir Percy Died July 29, 1876 | ||
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Education University of Cambridge | ||
Sir Henry Percy Gordon, 2nd Baronet FRS (21 October 1806 – 29 July 1876).
He was the only son of Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Baronet, succeeding to his father's title in 1851.
He entered Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1823 and was senior wrangler and 2nd Smith's prizeman in 1827. He received an M.A. in 1830.
He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1830.
He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1828 and called to the bar in 1831. He was a Justice of the peace and deputy lieutenant for the Isle of Wight.
In 1839 he married Lady Mary Agnes Blanche Ashburnham, daughter of the Earl of Ashburnham.
He had at least one daughter, Mary Charlotte Julia Gordon. At his death, the baronetcy became extinct.
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