He was born in
Glasgow on 21 July 1896, the son of Thomas McIntyre and Jeanie Paterson. He had three sisters. His father purchased
Sorn Castle in 1908 and began remodelling it in 1909. His father owned a shipping line and was Chairman of
Lloyds Register but abandoned many of his business activities to concentrate on the estate. Gordon, as he was generally known, was educated at
Winchester College. In the
First World War he joined at the outset (aged 18), serving in the
Ayrshire Yeomanry. He undertook a short period of officer training then joined the
Gallipoli campaign. There he was badly injured in the shoulder in a trench and was rescued by his sergeant. Following recovery, he went to the trenches of the Somme. Here won the
Military Cross for capturing a machine gun post. He later won a bar to the medal and also was awarded the
Croix de Guerre. He later lost a leg in a grenade attack. In November 1944 he was elected a
Senator of the College of Justice with the title
Lord Sorn, to replace
Thomas Graham Robertson, Lord Robertson. He retired in 1963 and died on 1 July 1983. He is buried with his father in
Sorn churchyard. ==Family==