George Gordon (bishop)
George Gordon (died 1588) was a 16th-century Scottish prelate.
Life
He was the son of
Earls of Huntly, being the great-grandson of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly
.
He was Commendator at Tongland from June 1587.[1]
George Gordon was provided to the
episcopacy
meant that no new bishops were made until 1605.
Family
He was married to Margaret McKie.[1]
References
- Donaldson, Gordon, "The Bishops and Priors of Whithorn", in Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History & Antiquarians Society: Transactions and Journal of Proceedings, Third Series, vol. 27 (1950), pp. 127–54
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
- Watt, D. E. R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
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