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Lord George Gordon

Lord George Gordon

1752–1793

Nationality
Kingdom of Great Britain
Occupation
politician

Lord George Gordon (26 December 1751 – 1 November 1793) was a British nobleman and politician best known for lending his name to the Gordon Riots of 1780.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Newgate Prison
    Dates unknown

Biography

Lord George Gordon (26 December 1751 – 1 November 1793) was a British nobleman and politician best known for lending his name to the Gordon Riots of 1780. An eccentric and flighty personality, he was born into the Scottish nobility and sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1780. His life ended after a number of controversies, notably one surrounding his conversion to Judaism, for which he was ostracised. He died in Newgate Prison.

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