Alexander (Sheriff of Kirkcudbright, Lord of Session as Lord Rockville) Gordon

1739 - 1792  (53 years)

• Name	Alexander (Sheriff of Kirkcudbright, Lord of Session as Lord Rockville) Gordon
  Birth	1739
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Mar 1792
  Person ID	I192635	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	William (2nd Earl of Aberdeen) Gordon,   b. 22 Dec 1679   d. 30 Mar 1746 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Lady Anne Gordon   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F46199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Duff   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Margaret Gordon   d. Le Pecq, Paris, France
  Family ID	F79292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2023

  
  

• Notes

  He became an advocate 7 August 1759 and served as Sheriff of Kirkcudbright from 1764 to 1784. He was appointed a Lord of Session in 1784, filling the position vacated by the death of David Dalrymple, Lord Westhall and took the judicial title of Lord Rockville after the name of his home in Haddington. He became a Senator in 1788.