Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond
The Duke of Richmond | |
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The Duke of Richmond, 1883 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 24 June 1885 – 19 August 1885 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | Joseph Chamberlain |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Edward Stanhope |
| In office 8 March 1867 – 1 December 1868 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt |
| Succeeded by | John Bright |
| Leader of the House of Lords | |
| In office 21 February 1874 – 21 August 1876 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Earl Granville |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Beaconsfield |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 21 February 1874 – 28 April 1880 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Lord Aberdare |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Spencer |
| President of the Poor Law Board | |
| In office 7 March 1859 – 11 June 1859 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | Thomas Sotheron-Estcourt |
| Succeeded by | Charles Pelham Villiers |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 22 October 1860 – 27 September 1903 | |
| Preceded by | The 5th Duke of Richmond |
| Succeeded by | The 7th Duke of Richmond |
| Member of Parliament for West Sussex | |
| In office 22 July 1841 – 21 October 1860 | |
| Preceded by | Lord John Lennox |
| Succeeded by | Sir Walter Barttelot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Henry Lennox 27 February 1818 Richmond House, London |
| Died | 27 September 1903 (aged 85) Gordon Castle, Morayshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Frances Harriett Greville |
| Children | 6, including Charles and Walter |
| Parent(s) | Charles Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond Lady Caroline Paget |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Gordon, KG, PC (27 February 1818 – 27 September 1903), styled the Earl of March until 1860, was a British Conservative politician.