David Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk
David John MacRae Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk (born November 3, 1954 , † March 28, 2010 ) was a Scottish peer .
life and career
Carnegie was the son of Robert Carnegie, 13th Earl of Northesk , and Jean Margaret MacRae. He attended Eton College and studied at University College London .
In 1979 he married Jacqueline Dundas Reid and had four children with her:
- Alexander Robert Macrae Carnegie, Lord Rosehill (* 1980; † 2001)
- Lady Sarah Louise Mary Carnegie (* 1982)
- Lady Fiona Jean Elizabeth Carnegie (* 1987)
- Lady Sophie Margaret Jean Carnegie (* 1990)
Due to the Peerage Act 1963 , membership in the House of Lords was associated with his titles . When the House of Lords Act 1999 abolished hereditary seats in Parliament, he was one of 92 hereditary peers chosen by the remaining hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords . Carnegie was a member of the Conservative Party . In 2001, his son Alexander committed suicide. In 2010, his distant relative Patrick Carnegy inherited the title .
Web links
- David Carnegie at Hansard (English)
- David John MacRae Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk on thepeerage.com
- Earl of Northesk Open Rights Group
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Robert Carnegie |
Earl of Northesk 1994-2010 |
Patrick Carnegy |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Carnegie, David, 14th Earl of Northesk |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carnegie, David John MacRae; Northesk, David Carnegie, 14th Earl of |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British peer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd November 1954 |
DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 2010 |