Elizabeth Gordon, Duchess of Gordon

1794–1864 (age 70)

Biography

Elizabeth Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, used her position to support education and relief societies in the north, founding schools and providing aid to widows and children during years of hardship.

She also preserved the traditions of Elgin through patronage of music and the arts, welcoming artists to her salons and encouraging charitable drives that kept rural talents in place.

Also buried at Elgin Cathedral

George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon
1770–1836 (age 66)
Elgin Cathedral
George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon, was a Scottish nobleman and politician who served in Parliament.
James Coull
1758–1831 (age 73)
Elgin Cathedral
James Coull was a Scottish physician who practiced medicine in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon
1743–1827 (age 84)
Elgin Cathedral
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, was a Scottish nobleman and politician of considerable influence.
M. E. Grant Duff
1829–1906 (age 77)
Elgin Cathedral
Statesman and historian whose writings fostered a deeper appreciation of Britain’s global connections.
Maria Bowes Macdonell
1809–1866 (age 57)
Elgin Cathedral
Maria Bowes Macdonell is remembered for the quiet devotion she showed to family and community in the north of Scotland.
George Brown
1790–1865 (age 75)
Elgin Cathedral
George Brown was a military officer who served during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.