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Mr. W. Gordon, M.P. for Chelsea, 1874. Creator: Unknown.

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Mr. W. Gordon, M.P. for Chelsea, 1874. 'Mr. William Gordon, the new M.P. for Chelsea and Kensington, is the youngest son of the late Mr. Alexander Gordon, solicitor, of Old Broad-street, London, and of Wandsworth- common, Surrey, by Harriett, daughter of the late Mr. Hastings Elwyn, of Bath. He was born in the year 1818, and married, in 1852, Frances, second daughter of the late Mr. John H. Puget, of Totteridge Park, Hertfordshire. He was educated for the law, was admitted a solicitor in 1840, and at his father's death succeeded to an extensive English, Scotch, and colonial practice in the City of London'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM25A32_372

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10,3Mo (540,0Ko) / 16,1cm x 16,0cm / 1907 x 1884 (300dpi)

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