Andrew Gordon (British Army officer) explained

Andrew Gordon
Death Date:	17 April 1806
Allegiance:	Great Britain
Branch:	British Army
Rank:	Lieutenant General
Commands:	Garrison of Jersey

Lieutenant General Andrew Gordon (died 17 April 1806) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Early life

He was a son of James Gordon of Ellon, Aberdeenshire and Elizabeth Glen, the latter being a sister of James Glen, governor of South Carolina.^[1] His brother was Lieutenant Colonel James Gordon.

Military career

Born in Scotland, Gordon became a major in the 26th Regiment of Foot in 1777.^[2] He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1784, colonel in 1790, major-general in 1794, and lieutenant-general in 1801 (from brevet, 1799). He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1797 and died in office in 1806.

He was also Colonel of the 89th Regiment of Foot from 1795 to 1797, the 59th Regiment of Foot from 1797 to 1801 and Colonel of the 26th Regiment of Foot from 1801 to his death in 1806.

Further reading

• Book: Gordons under arms; a biographical muster roll of officers named Gordon in the navies and armies of Britain, Europe, America and the Jacobite risings. Skelton. Constance Oliver. Bulloch. John Malcolm. John Malcolm Bulloch-->. 46-47. University of Aberdeen. 1912.

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Notes and References

1. Edward J. Davies, "The Balfours of Balbirnie and Whittingehame", The Scottish Genealogist, 60(2013):84-90.
2. Web site: British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793–1815. 2022-11-29. napoleon-series.org.