[2] He was the son of Evelyn Croxton and James Roy Gordon, an attorney and member of the Richmond City Council.

[10][2] He was a member and board member of the Richmond Bar Association; in May 1903 he joined that organization in asking the state legislature to adopt of the Torrens System of land registration,[11][12] In August 1903, Gordon served as acting city attorney for Norfolk while city attorney Henry R. Pollard was on vacation.

The lead investigator concluded, "But I know this to be a fact—there is not a scratch of the pen against Mr. Gordon's record as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners…Mr.

[19][16] He was also appointed to serve on the Virginia Civil War History Commission by Governor Westmoreland Davis.

[2] In 1909, Gordon became a music and drama critic for the Richmond Times-Dispatch in the heyday of road shows and vaudeville.

[1][2] However, as movies started to replace live shows, he also reviewed books and wrote editorials for the newspaper.

"[20] In addition, "His inclusive mind possessed an unusual acumen for analysis of a situation, for finding whatever factor was the disturbing one and displaying it to the public so that it could be easily discerned.

[1] He served on the board of Norfolk Newspapers, Inc., the parent company of both The Virginia Pilot and the Ledger Dispatch.

[2][16] In 1902, Gordon was on a committee in charge of the dedication of a new chapter house for his college fraternity, Delta Psi.

[22] In 1906 and 1907, he served on the board of governors of the Wednesday Club which coordinated and hosted the week-long Richmond Music Festival.

[2] He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond with a brief service that was attended by Governor Colgate Darden and John Stewart Bryan[2][31]