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George John Robert Gordon was a British diplomat, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation from 1854 until 1858.
He was born on 4 March 1812; and joined the diplomatic service in 1833. He served at Stockholm, Stuttgart, Rio de Janeiro, Hanover and Berne. He married Rosa Justina Young in Rio in 1843 and they had three children, but after 30 years declared himself a bachelor and married again.