Talk:Thomas Gordon (Royal Scots Navy officer)

Margaret privateer?

Was the Margaret a merchant ship or a privateer? The article says her Mediterranean Pass was actually a Letter of marque, which is what allows a ship to raid ships of an opposing nation. (SEWilco 16:31, 19 January 2007 (UTC))

Date of birth

There was a Thomans Gordone who married Jeane Hay and had two children, Margret christened 6 August 1657 and Thomas Gordone, christened 23 September 1658. Could the boat The Margaret have been called after his sister (if indeed this is the same person). The evidence exists in the parish register of Aberdeen and a visit to any Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would provide the evidence. Original research? Don't think so as someone else has already recorded it i.e. Church of Scotland, and CJCLS copied and published it. Bill Reid | Talk 11:28, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Portrait misidentified

The portrait attached to this article is misidentified and is actually Thomas Gordon's nephew, William Gordon. The portrait description from the National Maritime Museum is as follows: Captain William Gordon, circa 1709-68 Creator: Joseph Highmore | Date: 1750 Time period: circa 1750 Subject: Oil Paintings | Description: A three-quarter-length portrait slightly to the right in captain's full dress uniform (over three years), 1748-67 and a tie wig. His sword is visible on the right and he gestures towards the right. Here in the background on the right is a private two-decker bearing the royal coat of arms on the stern. On the left, the sitter has been positioned in front of an impression of rocks and a tree. The painting was signed by the artist, bottom right, and later inscribed, bottom left, to read 'Admiral Gordon'. It was made after Gordon took part with Lord George Graham in an action with French privateers off Ostend in 1745. He later served under Boscawen at Louisbourg in 1758 and with Saunders at the taking of Quebec in the following year. Gordon eventually rose to the rank of Admiral. see http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/91801/C69DD6B044399A6A49F70DF1ACADC96D3F6967C7.html and the Royal Museums Greenwich http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14192.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Loismtodd (talk • contribs) 16:24, 14 April 2012 (UTC)