Person Gordon; Sir; James Willoughby (1773 - 1851) Gordon James Willoughby Sir John Willoughby 1773 - 1851 Male 1773 Chelsea, London 04 or 24 January 1851

Career: Entered the army (1783); Lieutenant General (1825); Private Secretary to the Duke of York; once entertained the Tzar in his house in Chelsea Honours: Bt 1818; GCH 1825; GCB 1831 Son of William Grant who took the name Gordon from his wife, Barbara, of the Gordons of Knockspoke; father of Sir Henry Percy Gordon (FRS 1830) Fellow 11/06/1801 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Notes: Boase gives date of death as 24 January 1851. Certificate definitely has his first name as "John" International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1773 - 4 or 24 Jan 1851 NA6952 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes be6e4bd0-b4cf-483c-95f6-8f06239fc06c