David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk

	David Carnegie
Full name	David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk
nation	United Kingdom
birthday	September 24, 1901
place of birth	London
date of death	November 7, 1963
Place of death	Binfield
Career
Medal table
Olympic games

David Ludovic George Hopetoun "John" Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk (born September 24, 1901 in London , † November 7, 1963 in Binfield ) was an elected representative of the Scottish peers in the British House of Lords. He was best known as an athlete.

John Carnegie was the son of David Carnegie, 10th Earl of Northesk, and Elizabeth Boyle Hallowes. He followed his father on December 5, 1921 as Earl of Northesk . From 1921 to 1923 he served in the Coldstream Guards . During the Second World War he served in the rank of major in an espionage unit. Later he was a farmer. From 1953 he was a Scottish Representative Peer member of the House of Lords . He died childless. He was succeeded as Earl of Northesk by his cousin John Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk .

As an athlete, Carnegie was one of the most successful Cresta drivers of his time. As in 1928 in St. Moritz Olympic competitions in the first Skeleton were held, he was considered a big favorite. A week before the Games, he set a new Cresta record. However, he made a mistake during the first Olympic run and ended up only finishing third, with the brothers Jennison and John Heaton placing in front of him.

Web links

David Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Carnegie at the National Portrait Gallery

predecessor	Office	successor
David Carnegie	Earl of Northesk 1921-1963	John Carnegie

personal data
SURNAME	Carnegie, David, 11th Earl of Northesk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Carnegie, David Ludovic George Hopetoun; Carnegie, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British peer and skeleton rider
DATE OF BIRTH	September 24, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH	London
DATE OF DEATH	November 7, 1963
Place of death	Binfield