David Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan

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David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan (born November 6, 1815 - December 3, 1898 in Gloucester House , Shepperton on Thames ), was a Scottish nobleman .

Life

His father was Henry David Erskine, 12th Earl of Buchan ; his mother was Elizabeth Cole, daughter of Charles Shipley, brigadier general and governor of Grenada. With the death of his father, he inherited the title of Earl of Buchan , Lord Auchterhouse and Lord Cardross .

At a young age, David Stuart made his living as a jockey ; in his time as Earl, he held the position of Deputy Lieutenant (DL) in Linlithgow .

Although he had already signed over all of his holdings in Linlithgow to his son in 1872 against the payment of an annual sum of £ 500 and received these payments regularly, he had to declare his bankruptcy in 1894 for a sum of £ 388.

David Stuart converted to the Roman Catholic faith shortly before his death; he was buried in the place where he died.

He was married twice. The first marriage, on April 27, 1849, to Agnes Graham, daughter of James Smith, had two sons; Shipley Gordon Stuart , heir and later 14th Earl, and Albany Mar Stuart. A third son died as a toddler. The second marriage was on July 17, 1876 with Maria, daughter of William James, this marriage remained childless.

literature

  • James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Lord Lyon King of Arms: The Scots Peerage . tape 2 . Douglas, Edinburgh 1909, Erskine, Earl of Buchan , p. 279 f . ( online at www.archive.org [accessed September 1, 2014]).

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predecessor Office successor
Henry Erskine Earl of Buchan
1857-1898 		Shipley Erskine
personal data
SURNAME Erskine, David, 13th Earl of Buchan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buchan, David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1815
DATE OF DEATH December 3, 1898
Place of death Gloucester House , Shepperton on Thames