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Gordon, Alexander

The following data is extracted from Gordon Family Records.

ALEXANDER: (1516?-1575) , bishop-elect of Galloway; titular archbishop of Athens ; s. John, master of Runtly ; took part in the last provincial-general council of the Scottish Church, 1559, held in Blackfriars, Edinburgh; joined in ratifying the convention of Berwick which established the English alliance as against France; as member of the privy council, 1567, he signed the letter to the queen-regent of France, giving an account of the murder of Darnley; on appointment of Moray as regent he temporised and, as member of parliament, confirmed Mary's abdication; on Mary's escape from Lochleven he signed the bond for her restoration, 1568 ; acted as queen's commissioner in England, 1570-71; he was ordered to do public penance in sackcloth for acknowledging the queen's authority.

Source: Gordon Family Records

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