Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair
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 Aberdeen and Temair, she was viceregal consort of Canada from 1893 to 1898 and of Ireland from 1906 to 1915.
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 Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, was a British politician. Born in Edinburgh, Aberdeen held office in several countries, serving twice as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and serving from 1893 to 1898 as Governor General of Canada.
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair
Aberdeen died at the House of Cromar (now Alastrean House) in 1934.
Aberdeen caricatured by Spy for Vanity Fair, 1902
