Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, was a British writer, philanthropist, and an advocate of women's interests. As the wife of John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberd
Lady Aberdeen by W.J. Byrne & Co., 1899
Lady Aberdeen by William James Topley, c. 1900.
Ishbel, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, by Ida Thoresen, 1935
Lady Aberdeen was the first woman to receive an honorary degree in Canada. She is shown here in Queen's University robes.
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, styled Earl of Aberdeen from 1870–1916, was a Scottish peer and colonial administrator. Born in Edinburgh, Aberdeen held office in s
Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair
…Isabel Maria Marjoribanks; 15 March 1857 – 18 April 1939) was a British writer, philanthropist, and an advocate of women's interests. As the wife of John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, she was viceregal consort of Canada from 1893 to 1898 and of Ireland from 1906 to 1915. Born in London, Isabel Maria Marjoribanks was the third daughter…
Aberdeen in 1920
With Cornelia Sorabji at the 1924 Braemar Gathering
Aberdeen died at the House of Cromar (now Alastrean House) in 1934.