Charles William Gordon | |
Office: | Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed |
Term Start: | 2 May 1859 |
Term End: | 15 June 1863 |
Alongside: | Dudley Marjoribanks (August 1859–1863) Ralph Earle (May 1859–August 1859) |
Predecessor: | Dudley Marjoribanks John Stapleton |
Successor: | Dudley Marjoribanks William Cargill |
Birth Date: | 19 March 1817 |
Nationality: | British |
Party: | Conservative |
Parents: | Charles Gordon Elisabeth |
Charles William Gordon (19 March 1817 – 15 June 1863) was a British army officer and Conservative politician. He was a captain in the Madras Light Infantry.[1] [2] He was the son of Charles Gordon of Fyvie Castle, a son of Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville.[3]
Gordon contested the 1857 general election, but was only elected Conservative MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed at the 1859 general election and held the seat until his death in 1863.[4] [1]