John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

John Hamilton-Gordon (3 August 1847 – 7 March 1934), known as the The 7th Earl of Aberdeen from 1870 to 1916 and as 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair from 1916-34 was a Liberal Party peer who held the offices of Governor-General of Canada (1893-98), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1886, 1905-15) and Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire (1880-1934).

At the time of the creation of the first Middlesex County Council in 1889, he was living at Dollis Hill, Kilburn within the county, and was chosen to serve as a County Alderman. He resigned in 1893 when he was a appointed to his post in Canada.