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 GORDON, SIR JAMES DAVIDSON (1835–1889)

I.C.S. : son of Evelyn Meadows Gordon : born 1835 : educated at Haileybury, 1852–4 : joined the Civil Service in Lower Bengal, 1854 : Private Secretary, Jan. 23, 1866, to Lord Lawrence, when Viceroy and Governor-General : Judicial Commissioner of Mysore, 1873 : Chief Commissioner of Mysore, 1878, Resident, 1881 : retired, 1883 : C.S.L, 1866 : K.C.S.L, 1881 : died June 27, 1889.

GORDON, SIR JOHN BURY, FIFTH BARONET (1779–1835)

Born in India, April 6, 1779 : son of Sir John James Gordon : entered the 22nd Light Dragoons, 1813 : Captain 13th Light Dragoons, 1821 : entered the Nizam's service, 1822 : commanded the force at capture of Fort Mohun : and the Elichpur Horse (5th Nizam's Cavalry), 1822 : the 4th Nizam's Cavalry, 1826 : raised Gordon's Horse (since 30th Lancers) : died at Madras, July 23, 1835, when the Baronetcy became extinct.

GORDON, JOHN CHARLES FREDERICK ( ? - )

Entered the Army, 1869 : became Lt-Colonel, 1899 : served in the Mahsud- Waziri expedition and Egyptian war, 1882 : N.W. Frontier in command of 6th Bengal Cavalry : with the Kuran movable column : Tirah expedition, 1897–8 : C.I.E., 1897.

GORDON, SIR JOHN JAMES HOOD (1832–)

Born Jan. 12, 1832 : son of Captain William Gordon : entered the Army, 1849, and became General, 1894 : joined the Indian Staff Corps, 1861 : served in the Indian mutiny, 1857–8 : Jowaki-Afridi expedition, 1877–8 : Afghan war, 1878–9 : in command of the 29th Panjab N.I., at Peiwac Kotal, etc. : in the Mahsud-Waziri expedition, 1881 : Burmese expedition, 1886–7 : Assistant Military Secretary at the War Office, 1890–7 : C.B., 1879 : K.C.B., 1898 : Member of the Council of India since 1897.

GORDON, PETER ( ? - ? )

Merchant, missionary, traveller : his father was domiciled in Calcutta as an owner and commander of the Wellesley merchantman, and Commodore of the expedition to Egypt : Peter was captured by the French in 1809, but escaped : entered, 1810, into the country service in India : served the E.I. Co. occasionally to 1824 : obtained valuable contracts from the E.I. Co. : published, 1816, a book about his adventures : made two voyages from Calcutta to Okhotsk in a schooner of 65 tons, 1817–8 : travelled across Russia to Persia, 1820 : arrested in 1827 by orders of the Assistant Collector of Madura : imprisoned two months : wrote various works about his career, e.g. on his imprisonment and escape, 1816 : on his tour through Persia, 1820 : on India, on the E.I. Co. : Christian Researches in Southern India, 1834 : and about China.

GORDON, SIR THOMAS EDWARD (1832–)

Born Jan. 12, 1832 : son of Captain William Gordon : educated at Edinburgh Military Academy : entered the 4th regt., 1849 : the Indian Stalf Corps, 1861 : and became General, 1894 : served in India, N.W. Frontier campaign, 1851 : Indian mutiny, 1857–9 : to Kashgar, as second in command of the Mission, with Sir T. Douglas Forsyth, 1873 : C.S.L, 1874 : in the Afghan war, 1879–80 : D.A.G. Bengal, 1879–83 : Military Attache in Persia, 1889–93': K.C.I.E., 1893: K.C.B., 1900.

GORDON, WILLIAM (1824–)

Born Feb. 10, 1824 : son of Adam Gordon of Cairnfield : educated at Addiscombe : joined the Bengal Army, 1842 : served at siege of Multan as Field Engineer, 1848–9 : at battle of Gujarat, in command of a Company of Pioneers : in the Indian mutiny as Brig-Major and D.A.Q.M.G. : District Inspector of Musketry, 1860–2 : Chief Inspector of Musketry, 1862–8 : Brig-General, 1878 : commanded three Districts : Maj-General, 1882 : retired, 1883 : C.I.E., 1878.

GORDON, WILLIAM EAGLESON (1866–)

Born May 4, 1866 : son of W. E. Gordon, M.D. : educated at Edinburgh University : joined the Gordon Highlanders, 1888 : served in Chitral Relief expedition, 1895 : Tirah expedition, 1897–8 : adjutant of 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders throughout<section end="Gordon, William Eagleson" />