Scottish politician
Sir Alexander Cumming-Gordon, Bt
In office Preceded by Sir Hector Munro Succeeded by George Cumming
Born Alexander Penrose Cumming
(1749-05-19 ) 19 May 1749Died 10 February 1806(1806-02-10) (aged 56) Spouse
Children 16 Parent Alexander Cumming
Sir Alexander Penrose Cumming-Gordon, 1st Baronet (19 May 1749 – 10 February 1806) was a Scottish politician.
Early life
Alexander was born on 19 May 1749 into Clan Cumming .[ 1] George Cumming , also MP for Inverness Burghs .[ 2]
Career
In 1761, he succeeded to his father's estates; in 1775, he succeeded to Altyre, Forres , his great-uncle George Cumming's estate; and in 1795, he succeeded to Gordonstoun , the estate of his cousin Sir William Gordon, 6th Baronet , after which he took additional surname of Gordon.[ 1]
Cumming-Gordon sat as member of parliament for Inverness Burghs from 1802 to 1803 after which he was succeeded by his younger brother George Cumming . In 1804 he was created a baronet , of Altyre near Forres.[ 1]
Personal life
On 9 September 1773, he was married to Helen Grant, a daughter of Sir Ludovick Grant, 7th Baronet , of Castle Grant , and the former Lady Margaret Ogilvy (a daughter of James Ogilvy, 2nd Earl of Seafield ). Together, they were the parents of seven sons and nine daughters, including:[ 1]
Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Baronet (1787–1854), MP for Elgin Burghs , who married Eliza Maria Campbell , eldest daughter of Col. John Campbell . After her death in 1842, he married Jane Eliza Mackintosh, a daughter of William Mackintosh, in 1846.[ 3] Charles Cumming-Bruce (1790–1875), MP for Inverness Burghs and Elginshire and Nairnshire ,[ 4] James Bruce , in 1820.[ 5] Sir Alexander died on 10 February 1806 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, William .[ 1]
Descendants
Through his second son Charles, he was a grandfather of Elizabeth Mary Cumming-Bruce, who married James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin .[ 4]
References
^ a b c d e Fisher, David R. "CUMMING GORDON, Alexander Penrose (1749-1806), of Altyre and Gordonstown, Elgin" . www.historyofparliamentonline.org . History of Parliament Online . Retrieved 13 December 2023 . ^ Fisher, David R. "CUMMING, George (?1753-1834), of Berners Street and Lower Brook Street, Mdx" . www.historyofparliamentonline.org . History of Parliament Online . Retrieved 13 December 2023 . ^ Fisher, David R. "GORDON CUMMING, Sir William Gordon, 2nd bt. (1787-1854), of Altyre, Forres and Gordonstown, Elgin" . www.historyofparliamentonline.org . History of Parliament Online . Retrieved 13 December 2023 . ^ a b Fisher, David R. "CUMMING BRUCE, Charles Lennox (1790-1875), of Roseisle, Elgin and Kinnaird, Stirling" . www.historyofparliamentonline.org . History of Parliament Online . Retrieved 13 December 2023 . ^ Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository for the year 1850 . Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1850
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