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.
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, styled Lord Haddo until 1916 and Earl of Haddo from 1916–34, was a Scottish peer and politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire from 1934–5
The Marquess in 1953
