Gordon, James Alexander, Sir, 1782-1869

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James Alexander Gordon was born in Middlesex in 1793. He qualified as a physician and established Quarterly journal of foreign medicine and surgery He died in 1872

From the guide to the James Gordon collection, [1815], (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)

Knight Commander of the Bath.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Sir George Nayler, 1821 July 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269585815

Epithet: Admiral of the Fleet GCB

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x000168

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creatorOf Vol. cxxix (ff. 199). 25 Sept.-2 Dec. 1832.includes:ff. 1-4v Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook: Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet; of Netherby; statesman: Correspondence of Sir James Robert George Graham and Francis Thornhil... British Library
creatorOf Vol. cxxxv (ff. 199). April 1835-1838.includes:ff. 1-4v, 16 Sir William Symonds, RN; naval architect: Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet; of Netherby; statesman: Correspondence of Sir William Symonds and Sir James Robert George Graham: 1835:... British Library
creatorOf Gordon, James Alexander, Sir, 1782-1869. Autograph letter in the third person, 1821 July 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Vol. VI. (ff. 524). GI-Ha.includes:f. 1 Captain William Nugent Glascock, RN: Biographical notes: 1844.f. 2 Lieutenant William Glennie, RN: Letter to W. R. O'Byrne: 1845.f. 3 Lieutenant George Henry Godden, RN: Biographical notes: 1844.ff.5-8 ... British Library
creatorOf James Gordon collection, [1815] Scott Polar Research Institute
creatorOf Vol. cxxxiii (ff. 201). 13 Feb.-25 May 1834.includes:ff. 1, 11-14v, 22 Robert Saunders-Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville; formerly Dundas: Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet; of Netherby; statesman: Correspondence of Robert Saunders-Dundas an... British Library
creatorOf Vol. XXVIII (ff. 294+154*, 154**). Jan.-Aug. 1856.includes:f. 1 Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas John Cochrane, GCB: Correspondence with Lord Halifax: 1855, 1856. f. 5 Herman John Richard Gaskin, of War Department: Letter to Lord Halifax: 1856. f. 7 J... British Library
referencedIn Napier, Charles, 1786-1860. Narrative of the operations in the Potomac by the squadron under the orders of Capt. Sir James A. Gordon in 1814 : manuscript, undated. Library of Congress
creatorOf Vol. cxxviii (ff. 196). 12 May-24 Sept. 1832.includes:ff. 1, 149 Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet; Second Secretary to the Admiralty: Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet; of Netherby; statesman: Correspondence, etc., of Sir John Barrow and Sir... British Library
creatorOf Vol. XXVI (ff. 240). July-Sept. 1855.includes:f. 1 Vice-Admiral Sir Horatio Thomas Austin, KCB: Letters, etc., to Lord Halifax: 1855: Signed.f. 4 Captain Fox Maule Ramsay, 56th Foot: Letter to T. G. Baring: 1855.f. 6 Ernest Augustus Edgcumbe, 3... British Library
creatorOf Gordon, James Alexander, Sir, 1782-1869. Autograph letter signed : to Sir George Nayler, 1821 July 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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St Petersburg, Russia
Holyhead, Pembrokeshire
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Madeira, Portugal
Kars, Armenia
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Birth 1782-10-06

Death 1869-01-08

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