Sir cosmo duff gordon biography definition
Sir cosmo duff gordon biography definition
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Remembering the infamous Titanic survivor Cosmo Duff-Gordon who took up country seat in Maryculter
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire's links to the Titanic, both in tragedy and heroism, are well documented.
Torry man James Fraser perished in the 1912 disaster while second class passenger Bessie survived the sinking after being plucked from a lifeboat.
Teenager John Cargill, from Gourdon, was awarded a bronze Titanic medal for his efforts as part of the Carpathia crew that helped save Bessie.
However, one man with an association to the north-east of Scotland has gone down in notoriety for allegations that would follow him for the rest of his life.
Aristocrat Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon took his seat at what would later become the Maryculter House Hotel on the outskirts of Aberdeen.
A keen "sportsman", Duff-Gordon was an Olympic-level fencer, winning silver at the 1906 Games.
Six years earlier, he married 'Madame Lucille' who was a highly-regarded fashion designer wi