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Admiral John Gordon (c. 1792 - 11 November 1869) was a Royal Navy officer and the son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo.^[1]

He captained HMS America in 1844–1845. There was an incident in which he left his station despite being ordered to stay, in order to take Mexican merchants' gold to England, after which he was court-martialled for disobeying orders and retired from active service.^[1]^[2] While on the retired list, he was promoted to rear-admiral in 1851,^[3] vice-admiral in 1858^[4] and admiral in 1863.^[5]

Gordon Head in Saanich, Vancouver Island, Canada, is named after him.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Gordon, John, naval officer". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ Longstaff, F. V.; Lamb, W. K. (1945). "The Royal Navy on the Northwest Coast, 1813–1850. Part 1" (PDF). The British Columbia Historical Quarterly. 9 (1): 1–24. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ "No. 21240". The London Gazette. 29 August 1851. p. 2206.
^ "No. 22140". The London Gazette. 18 May 1858. p. 2454.
^ "No. 22722". The London Gazette. 31 March 1863. p. 1824.
^ "Gordon Head". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

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[dcb-1] "Gordon, John, naval officer". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

[longstaff-2] Longstaff, F. V.; Lamb, W. K. (1945). "The Royal Navy on the Northwest Coast, 1813–1850. Part 1" (PDF). The British Columbia Historical Quarterly. 9 (1): 1–24. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

[3] "No. 21240". The London Gazette. 29 August 1851. p. 2206.

[4] "No. 22140". The London Gazette. 18 May 1858. p. 2454.

[5] "No. 22722". The London Gazette. 31 March 1863. p. 1824.

[6] "Gordon Head". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

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-Admiral '''John Gordon''' (1792 - 11 November 1869) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer and the son of [[George Gordon, Lord Haddo]].<ref name="dcb">{{cite web|title=Gordon, John, naval officer|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gordon_john_1792_1869_9E.html|website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography|accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref>
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+Admiral '''John Gordon''' (c. 1792 - 11 November 1869) was a [[Royal Navy]] officer and the son of [[George Gordon, Lord Haddo]].<ref name="dcb">{{cite web|title=Gordon, John, naval officer|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gordon_john_1792_1869_9E.html|website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography|accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref>
-He captained the {{HMS| America|1810}} in 1844–1845. There was an incident in which he left his station despite being ordered to stay, in order to take Mexican merchants' gold to England, after which he was court-martialled for disobeying orders and retired from active service. In 1863, in retirement, he rose to the rank of admiral.<ref name=dcb /><ref name=longstaff>{{cite journal | last1=Longstaff|first1= F. V. |first2=W. K. |last2=Lamb| url=http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/pdfs/bchf/bchq_1945_1.pdf |title=The Royal Navy on the Northwest Coast, 1813–1850. Part 1.| work=The British Columbia Historical Quarterly |volume=9 | issue=1 | date=1945|pages=1-24| accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref>
+[[File:Court-Martial on the Honourable Captain Gordon - The Pictorial Times 1846.jpg|thumb|Court-Martial on the Honourable Captain Gordon on board [[HMS Victory|HMS ''Victory'']]. The Pictorial Times 1846]]
+He captained {{HMS|America|1810|6}} in 1844–1845. There was an incident in which he left his station despite being ordered to stay, in order to take Mexican merchants' gold to England, after which he was [[court-martial]]led for disobeying orders and retired from active service.<ref name=dcb /><ref name=longstaff>{{cite journal | last1=Longstaff|first1= F. V. |first2=W. K. |last2=Lamb| url=http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/pdfs/bchf/bchq_1945_1.pdf |title=The Royal Navy on the Northwest Coast, 1813–1850. Part 1.| journal=The British Columbia Historical Quarterly |volume=9 | issue=1 | date=1945|pages=1–24| accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref> While on the retired list, he was promoted to rear-admiral in 1851,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=21240|page=2206|date=29 August 1851}}</ref> vice-admiral in 1858<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=22140|page=2454|date=18 May 1858}}</ref> and [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|admiral]] in 1863.<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=22722|page=1824|date=31 March 1863}}</ref>
 [[Gordon Head]] in [[Saanich, British Columbia|Saanich]], [[Vancouver Island]], Canada, is named after him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gordon Head|url=http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/10936.html|website=BC Geographical Names|accessdate=15 December 2016}}</ref>
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