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Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl Of Buchan
Malcolm Harry Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan (4 July 1930 – 11 September 2022) was a Scottish landowner and peer, a member of the House of Lords from 1984 until the House of Lords Act 1999 removed most hereditary peers. The younger son of Donald Cardross Flower Erskine, 16th Earl of Buchan, and his wife Christina Baxendale, he became his father’s heir due to the death of his brother David Stuart Erskine (1928–1933) in childhood. He was educated at Eton College and was styled as Lord Cardross between 1960 and 1984, when he succeeded as the Earl of Buchan (1469), Lord Auchterhouse (1469), Lord Cardross (1610) and Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle (1806). The last of these was in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, the others in that of Scotland. In 1972, as Lord Cardross, Buchan became a Justice of the Peace for Westminster and was also a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Grocers. On 21 February 1957, Buchan married Hilary Diana Cecil Power, a daughter of Sir Ivan Power, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Lords
The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the Bicameralism, upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by Life peer, appointment, Hereditary peer, heredity or Lords Spiritual, official function. Like the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Lords scrutinises Bill (law), bills that have been approved by the House of Commons. It regularly reviews and amends bills from the Commons. While it is unable to prevent bills passing into law, except in certain limited circumstances, it can delay bills and force the Commons to reconsider their decisions. In this capacity, the House of Lords acts as a check on the more powerful House of Commons that is independent of the electoral process. While members of the Lords may also take on roles as government ministers, high-ranking officials such as cabinet ministers are usually drawn from the Commons. The House of Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Younger (title)
Younger is a Scottish convention, style of address, or description traditionally used by the heir apparent to: #A current laird (owner of a substantial and landed estate in Scotland) #Someone whose name includes a territorial designation (i.e. a family who were previously lairds but who are no longer – this applies mainly to armigerous families who had a territorial designation which formed part of their name. Their arms being registered with the inclusion of the territorial designation, having become landless, still retain the full name – including the territorial designation – pertaining to the Grant of Arms) #A Scottish chieftainship (the head of a cadet branch of a clan which has a chief) #A clan chief. #A Scottish Baron. The style of using the term "Younger" applies equally to a woman who is heir in her own right as to a man. The style of "Younger" is neither a title of nobility nor a peerage and does not carry voting rights either in the Parliament of Scotland or the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, (10 January 175017 November 1823) was a British lawyer and politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents. Background and childhood Erskine was the third and youngest surviving son of Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, and was born in a tenement at the head of South Grays Close on the High Street in Edinburgh. His elder sister was Lady Anne Agnes Erskine who was involved with the evangelical methodists of Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. His older brothers were David (Lord Cardross and later the 11th Earl of Buchan) and Henry (later Lord Advocate of Scotland). His mother, Agnes Steuart, was the daughter of Sir James Steuart, solicitor general for Scotland. She undertook much of her children's education as the family, though noble, were not rich. The family moved to St Andrews, where they could live more cheaply, and Erskine attended the grammar school there. The fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Erskine (lawyer)
The Honourable Henry "Harry" Erskine (1 November 1746 – 8 October 1817) was a British Whig politician and lawyer. Background and education Erskine was the third but second surviving son of Agnes, daughter of Sir James Steuart, 7th Baronet and his wife Anne (1687-1736), and Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan. He was the brother of David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, and Lord Chancellor Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine. His elder sister was Lady Anne Agnes Erskine who was involved with the evangelical methodists of Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. He was educated at the University of St Andrews (1760-1764), the University of Glasgow (1764-1766) and then to the University of Edinburgh in 1766. He was described as "a tall and rather slender figure, a face sparkling with vivacity, a clear sweet voice, and general suffusion of elegance".Monuments and Statues of Edinburgh, Michael T. R. B. Turnbull, (Chambers) p. 54 Legal and political career Erskine is considered the lawyer wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general and consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners. Africa The Congo In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the prefix 'Honourable' or 'Hon.' is used for members of both chambers of the Parliament of the Democratic Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Erskine, 11th Earl Of Buchan
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl Of Buchan
Henry David Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan FRS (17 April 1710 – 1 December 1767), styled Lord Auchterhouse until 1745, was a Scottish peer. Buchan was the eldest surviving son of David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan, by Frances, daughter of Henry Fairfax. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1734. A freemason, he was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland between 1745 and 1746.digital document by phoenixmasonry: vol. 1 Lord Buchan married Agnes, daughter of Sir James Steuart, 7th Baronet, on 31 January 1739. His elder daughter was Lady Anne Agnes Erskine who was involved with the evangelical Methodists of Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. This resulted in part from caring for her father at the end of his life. They had five other children: *David Erskine, Lord Cardross (1741–1747) *David Stewart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan (b.1 June 1742; d.19 April 1829) * Henry Erskine (b. 1 November 1746; d.1817), the father of Henry Erskine, 12th Earl of Buchan *Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stewart, 7th Earl Of Traquair
Charles Stewart, 7th Earl of Traquair, (1746–1827) was an 18/19th century Scottish landowner. Life He was born at Traquair House near Peebles in August 1744, the only son of John Stewart, 6th Earl of Traquair. In 1779, following the death of his father, he inherited Traquair House and became the 7th Earl of Traquair. In 1798 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Joseph Black, Dugald Stewart, and Alexander Keith of Dunnottar. He died at Traquair on 14 October 1827. Family In August 1773 he married Mary Ravenscroft (d.1796), second daughter of George Ravenscoft of Wykeham Hall in Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire .... Their children were Charles Stewart, 8th Earl of Traquair (1781-1861), and the Hon Louisa St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Erskine, 3rd Lord Cardross
Henry Erskine, third Lord Cardross (1650 – 1693), was a covenanter. Background Erskine was the eldest son of David Erskine, 2nd Lord Cardross, by his first wife, Anne, who was fifth daughter of Sir Thomas Hope, king's advocate. The title of Lord Cardross was originally conferred on the first Earl of Mar, and, in accordance with the right with which he was invested of conferring it on any of his heirs male, it was granted by him to his second son Henry, along with the barony of Cardross. By his father young Erskine had been educated in the principles of the covenanters, and at an early period distinguished himself by his opposition to the administration of Lauderdale. In this he was strongly supported by his wife, Catherine, youngest of the two daughters and coheiresses of Sir William Stewart of Kirkhill. On account of his wife's determination to have a Presbyterian chaplain to perform worship in her own house he was fined 4,000''l''. of which he paid 1,000''l''., and aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Erskine, 2nd Lord Cardross
David Erskine, 2nd Lord Cardross (baptised 1627 – 1671) was a Scottish Royalist. Life Erskine was the only son of Henry Erskine, second son of the second marriage of John Erskine, Earl of Mar, and heir to the Barony of Cardross, by his wife Margaret, only daughter of Sir James Bellenden of Broughton, near Edinburgh. On the death of his grandfather in December 1634 he became vested in the title of Cardross, and was served heir to his father in the barony, 17 March 1636–7. He was one of the few peers who protested against the delivering up of Charles I to the English army at Newcastle in 1646, and was a promoter of the "engagement" in 1648, for which he was fined £1,000, and debarred from sitting in parliament in 1649. Family Cardross was married twice. In 1645 he married, Anne, fifth daughter of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, by whom he had Henry Erskine, 3rd Lord Cardross and a daughter, Margaret, who married William Cunningham of Boquhan. In 1655, he married Mary, youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Erskine, Master Of Cardross
Henry Erskine, Master of Cardross (died 1628) was a Scottish landowner He was a son of John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1558–1634) and Marie Stewart He, or more likely, his older half-brother, the Master of Mar, danced in '' Lord Haddington's masque'' in 1608. Henry and his brother Alexander Erskine took an extended Grand Tour in France and Italy from 1618 to 1620 and met Henry Wotton in Venice. In March 1624 he wrote to his father from London, with news of the parliament. It had been decided to formally abandon the Spanish Match. His brother Alexander Erskine was raise a company of Scots horsemen for the Prince of Orange. He had not written to his mother, as he did not want to get involved in the affairs of his lately deceased uncle, Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, despite the unwelcome intervention of George Elphinstone. Elizabeth of Bohemia suggested that one of the Erskines, Alexander or Henry, should marry one of her ladies in waiting, Mistress Margaret or Margery Croft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Erskine, 6th Earl Of Buchan
James Erskine, 6th Earl of Buchan (died 1640), was the eldest son of John Erskine, Earl of Mar, by his second wife, Marie Stewart, daughter of Esme Stewart, Duke of Lennox. He married Mary Douglas, 6th Countess of Buchan, daughter and heiress of James Douglas, 5th Earl of Buchan, and assumed the title of Earl of Buchan. This title was confirmed by a royal charter, dated 22 March 1617, the countess resigning her rights in his favour, and he was allowed the possession and exercise of all honours, dignities, and precedence of former earls of Buchan. A decree of the court of session, 25 July 1628, restored to Buchan and his wife the precedency over the earls of Eglinton, Montrose, Cassilis, Caithness, and Glencairn, which had been claimed by them, and granted by a former decree in 1606. On the accession of Charles I, Buchan became one of the lords of the bedchamber. He lived chiefly in London, where he died in 1640. He was buried at Auchterhouse, Forfarshire. His wife died befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
