Alexander Theodore Gordon

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Alexander Gordon
Member of Parliament
for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central
In office
14 December 1918 – 6 March 1919
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMurdoch McKenzie Wood
Personal details
Born(1881-05-11)11 May 1881
Died6 March 1919(1919-03-06) (aged 37)
First World War

Alexander Theodore Gordon (11 May 1881 – 6 March 1919) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central in the 1918 General Election, but died two months later.

He joined the

lieutenant-colonel. He was also an expert breeder of Shorthorn
Cattle.

At the 1918 General Election, Gordon won the new constituency of Aberdeen and Kincardine Central by a majority of 638 votes over the Liberal candidate.[3]

He never spoke or voted in Parliament, but shortly before his death he was appointed a member of the House of Commons Scottish Standing Committee.

Gordon died, at

1918 flu pandemic. At the subsequent by-election Murdoch McKenzie Wood
gained the seat for the Liberals.

See also

References

  1. ^ "No. 27439". The London Gazette. 3 June 1902. p. 3609.
  2. ^ "The Army in South Africa - Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36869. London. 10 September 1902. p. 5.
  3. ^ The Times, 7 March 1919

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New constituency
Member of Parliament for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central
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