the aristocracy to appear for the Players when he did so in 1819. This appears to have been due to him having placed a bet on the Players. He played for the Gentlemen in the fixture in 1827. He was a member of MCC for around 50 years and its president in 1821–22. His brother, Francis Gordon, also played some first-class cricket, including for MCC, and appeared alongside Huntley for the Gentlemen in 1827. The brother's father had been an early member of MCC. Personal life In March 1826, he as married to Lady Elizabeth Conyngham, the eldest daughter of the Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham and the former Elizabeth Denison, king George IV's mistress. They did not have any children before her death in 1839. At age 52, Huntley married Maria Antoinetta Pegus (–1893), the only surviving daughter of Rev. William Peter Pegus and the former Charlotte Susanna Layard (a daughter of Very Rev. Charles Layard, Dean of Bristol). Maria's was a half-sister of George Bertie, 10th Earl of Lindsey. With Maria he had fourteen children, the last born five months after his death: Lady Mary Katherine Gordon (1845–1930), who married Edmund Turnor, in 1866. Lady Evelyn Elizabeth Gordon (1846–1921), who married Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster, in 1863. Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly (1847–1937), a Lord in Waiting, Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms, Privy Councillor and Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen. Lord Lewis Gordon (1848–1870), who was lost at sea in HMS Captain. Lord Bertrand Gordon (1850–1869), who died unmarried. Lord Douglas William Cope Gordon (1851–1888), a Lt.-Col. and Member of Parliament. Lord Esmé Stuart Gordon (1853–1900), who married Elizabeth Anne Phippen Brown in 1874. Lady Grace Cecilie Gordon (1854–1941), who married Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale in 1878. Lord Granville Armyne Gordon (1856–1907), who married Charlotte D'Olier Roe, a daughter of Henry Roe of Mount Dunville Park, in 1878. Lady Margaret Ethel Gordon (1858–1950), who married George Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech, in 1881. Lord Randolph Seaton Gordon (1859–1859), who died young. Lady Elena Mary Gordon (1861–1936), who married Maj. George Lamplugh Wickham of Wetherby, in 1885. Lady Edith Blanche Gordon (1861–1862). Lady Ethelreda Caroline Gordon (1864–1961), who married Lt.-Col. Henry Wickham of Oundle, youngest son of Lamplugh Wickham, in 1884. Lord Huntly died at Orton Longueville 18 September 1863, aged 71. His titles passed to his eldest son, Charles. His widow