John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

The Most Honourable The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair KT KP GCMG GCVO PC
Aberdeen in 1920
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office 11 December 1905 – 17 February 1915
Monarchs	Edward VII George V
Prime Minister	Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman H. H. Asquith David Lloyd George
Preceded by	The Earl of Dudley
Succeeded by	Lord Wimborne
In office 8 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Earl of Carnarvon
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Londonderry
7th Governor General of Canada
In office 18 September 1893 – 12 November 1898
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	John Thompson Mackenzie Bowell Charles Tupper Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded by	Lord Stanley of Preston
Succeeded by	The Earl of Minto
Personal details
Born	John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon (1847-08-03)3 August 1847 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	7 March 1934(1934-03-07) (aged 86) Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Ishbel Marjoribanks
Children	George Marjorie Dudley Archibald
Parent(s)	The 5th Earl of Aberdeen Mary Baillie
Alma mater	University of St. Andrews University College, Oxford

John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, KT, KP, GCMG, GCVO, PC (3 August 1847 – 7 March 1934), styled Earl of Aberdeen from 1870–1916, was a Scottish peer and colonial administrator. Born in Edinburgh, Aberdeen held office in several countries, serving twice as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1886; 1905–1915) and serving from 1893 to 1898 as Governor General of Canada.^[1]