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Gordon-Lennox was born in Portland Place , London , England . Between 1859 and 1863 , he was educated at Eton . He joined the Grenadier Guards two years later, although he retired in 1869 after he became MP for Sussex West . He sat in that seat until 1885 , when he sat as MP for Chichester (until 1889 ). Around this time, he entered his position as an Ecclesiastical Commissioner , in which he served until 1903 . He and his brother, Algernon Gordon-Lennox , served in the South African War . On 27 September 1903 , Gordon-Lennox succeeded his father as 7th Duke of Richmond and Lennox and 2nd Duke of Gordon (2nd creation). In 1904 , King Edward VII made him a Knight Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order and a Knight Of The Order Of The Garter . He also served as Lord Lieutenant in a few Counties . After his death, he was buried in Chichester Cathedral . EXTERNAL LINKS
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