Colonel Lord Algernon Charles Gordon-Lennox (19 September 1847 – 3 October 1921) was a British Army officer.

Life

Gordon-Lennox was educated at Eton. He served in the Royal Navy between 1862–65. In 1867, he joined 1st Life Guards and, in 1867, transferred to Grenadier Guards. He served with 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards in Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.[1] He was the Aide-de-Camp to Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, 1883–95. He served in South Africa in 1900 as Military Secretary to Sir Alfred Milner, and latterly on the staff of Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard.[2]

Family

Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond and Frances Harriett Greville, daughter of Algernon Greville.[2]

He married Blanche Maynard, daughter of Charles Henry Maynard and Blanche (née Fitzroy) Maynard. Blanche's paternal grandfather was Henry Maynard, 3rd Viscount Maynard.[3] Blanche Maynard Gordon-Lennox would later be appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1919.[4]

The couple had one child: Ivy.[5]

References

  1. ^ Hart, Henry George (1877). The new army list, by H.G. Hart [afterw.] Hart's army list. [Quarterly].
  2. ^ a b "Gordon-Lennox, Col Lord Algernon (Charles), (19 Sept. 1847–3 Oct. 1921), Colonel on Retired List". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u197047. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Family Group Sheet for Colonel Lord Algernon Charles Gordon-Lennox / Blanche Maynard (F599) m. 31 Aug. 1886". cuhags.soc.srcf.net. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ "No. 31114". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1919. p. 449.
  5. ^ Ivy Gordon-Lennox profile, NPG.org.uk; accessed 24 March 2016.
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