Robert Gordon of Straloch Archbishop Spottiswoode's "History of the Church of Scotland", and translated into Latin the controversy between John Knox and Wolfram, sub-prior of St. Andrews. A critical letter of his on Scottish historians, which he addressed to the antiquarian David Buchanan, is inserted in Leyland's "Collectanea"; some of his poems have been printed in Bishop Forbes' "Funerales" (Aberdeen, 1635). Robert Gordon married in 1608, Catherine, daughter of Alexander Irvine of Lenturk, by whom he had nine sons and six daughters. He died in 1661, and was interred in the family burial place at New Machar on 6 September. A portrait of him,
Robert Gordon (rower) Robert Gordon (rower) Robert Gordon (30 July 1830 – 11 October 1914) was an English rower who won the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta, and clergyman. Gordon was born at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, the son of Rev, William Gordon of Lichfield. He was educated at Bridgnorth School and at Christ's College, Cambridge He won the University rowing pairs in 1853 with J. B. Barlee and the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta in 1854 also with Barlee. He won University pairs again in 1856 with P. H. Wormald Gordon was ordained deacon (Lichfield) in 1854 and priest in 1856.