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Liberal hearts and coronets : the lives and times of Ishbel Marjoribanks Gordon and John Campbell Gordon, the Aberdeens / Veronica Strong-Boag.
- Title
- Liberal hearts and coronets : the lives and times of Ishbel Marjoribanks Gordon and John Campbell Gordon, the Aberdeens / Veronica Strong-Boag.
- Author
- Strong-Boag, Veronica Jane
- Publication
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
- ©2015.
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- Description
- ix, 374 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables; 23 cm
- Summary
- Scottish aristocrats John Campbell Gordon (1847-1934) and Ishbel Marjoribanks Gordon (1857-1939), known as the Aberdeens, rejected both revolution and reaction in their political careers. The aristocratic progressivism and egalitarian marriage of these fervent liberals confounded both contemporaries and historians. John, as viceroy of Ireland and governor-general of Canada, was a notable ally of feminists, workers, and Irish Home Rulers. Ishbel, his viceregal companion and the long-time president of the International Council of Women, was a liberal feminist and Home Ruler whose commitments stirred up even more controversy. Superbly written and informed by decades of research, Liberal Hearts and Coronets is the first biography to treat John Campbell Gordon as seriously as his better-known wife. Examining the Aberdeens' remarkable careers as landlords, philanthropists, and international progressives, Veronica Strong-Boag casts the twilight of the British aristocracy in an entirely new light. -- Provided by publisher.
- Alternative Title
- Lives and times of Ishbel Marjoribanks Gordon and John Campbell Gordon, the Aberdeens
- Subjects
- Aberdeen and Temair, John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, Marquess of, 1847-1934
- Aberdeen and Temair, Ishbel Gordon, Marchioness of, 1857-1939
- Biographies
- Viceroys' spouses > Ireland > Biography
- Governors general's spouses > Canada > Biography
- Politicians' spouses > Great Britain > Biography
- Viceroys > Ireland > Biography
- Governors general > Canada > Biography
- Politicians > Great Britain > Biography
- Social reformers > Great Britain > Biography
- Aberdeen and Temair, John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, Marquess of, 1847-1934 > Political and social views
- Aberdeen and Temair, Ishbel Gordon, Marchioness of, 1857-1939 > Political and social views
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-360) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- the making of a rsponsible man: John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon to 1877 -- The dutiful daughter: Ishbel Maria Hogg Majoribanks to 1877 -- Forging a partnership, 1877-1886 -- Extending the field labour, 1886-1898 -- From hope to heartache, 1899-1915 -- Faithful until death, 1915-1939 -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 9781442648272
- 1442648279
- 9781442626027
- 144262602X
- OCLC
- 891408494
- SCSB-12425767
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library