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George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE, FSA Scot (28 January 1784 – 14 December 1860), styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a British statesman, diplomat and landowner, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite politician and specialist in foreign affairs. He served as Prime Minister from 1852 until 1855 ...
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl of Aberdeen (born January 28, 1784, Edinburgh, Scotland—died December 14, 1860, London, England) was a British foreign secretary and prime minister (1852–55) whose government involved Great Britain in the Crimean War against Russia (1853–56).
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Jun 29, 2016 · George Hamilton-Gordon, fourth earl of Aberdeen, was Prime Minister of one of Britain’s rare coalition governments, despite never sitting in the House of Commons or holding a...
George Hamilton Gordon, fourth Earl of Aberdeen, who served as Prime Minister from 19 December 1852 to 30 January 1855. was born on 28 January 1784 in Edinburgh. He was the eldest son and first of seven children born to George Gordon, Lord Haddo and his wife Charlotte Baird.
1784 - 1860. This person is the subject of ongoing research. We have started by researching their relationship to the enslavement of people. Biographical notes. British statesman (Prime Minister, 1852–1855), diplomat and Scottish landowner. National Gallery Trustee (1824–1860). Slavery connections. No known connections with slavery.
Jun 11, 2018 · Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of (1784–1860) British statesman, prime minister (1852–55). As foreign secretary (1841–46) to Sir Robert Peel, he negotiated the Webster-Ashburton and the Oregon Boundary treaties with the United States. He and Peel resigned over the issue of the Corn Laws.
(1784–1860). As prime minister during the Crimean War Aberdeen paid a high price for underestimating public anxiety about the conduct of the war. Yet he had a long career of public service behind him. Educated at Harrow and Cambridge he first made his mark as a diplomat.
