Lord George Gordon (1751-1793)
son of Cosmo George Gordon,
3rd Duke of Gordon and Lady Catherine Gordon
Born 26 December 1751 London
Died 1 November 1793 Newgate prison
Educated at Eton from 1758 until 1765, he became a Lieutenant in the
Royal Navy and an M.P. for Inverness in 1774. In 1780 he became notorious
for his involvement with the "No Popery" riots in London, for which he
was tried but acquitted on the charge of 'constructive' treason. In 1786
he became a Jew and died unmarried of gaol fever in Newgate prison, on
1 November 1793, while serving a sentence of five years' imprisonment for
libel.
Source: Leo van de Pas
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