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Mark Kerr (other)
Mark Kerr may refer to: Military *Lord Mark Kerr (British Army officer, born 1676) (1676–1752), British general and military governor, Governor of Sheerness, and Governor of Edinburgh Castle * Lord Mark Kerr (Royal Navy officer) (1776–1840), British admiral, contender for Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) *Lord Mark Kerr (British Army officer, born 1817) (1817−1900), British general, nephew of the above *Mark Kerr (Royal Navy officer, born 1864) (1864−1944), British admiral and Royal Air Force general, nephew of the above *Mark Kerr (Royal Navy officer, born 1949), British admiral Others * Mark Kerr (abbot) (died 1584), Abbot of Newbattle, Scotland *Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian Mark Kerr (or Ker), 1st Earl of Lothian (15538 April 1609) was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He became the first Earl of Lothian in 1606. Family He was a member of the "famous border family" of Ker of Cessford. He was the son of Mark Ke ... (1553−1609), Scottish nobleman and politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Mark Kerr (British Army Officer, Born 1676)
Lord Mark Kerr (baptised 1 April 1676 – 2 February 1752) was a Scottish-born professional soldier, who served in the War of the Spanish Succession and the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He reached the rank of General in the British Army, and held a number of important administration posts, including Governor of Edinburgh Castle. Life Lord Mark Kerr was born in 1676, fourth son of Robert Kerr, 1st Marquis of Lothian (1636-1703) and his wife, Jean Campbell (d. 1700), daughter of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll. Through their relationship with Argyll, the family was closely associated with Presbyterian and Whig interests and supported the 1688 Glorious Revolution. He never married and died in London on 2 February 1752. He was buried in St Mary Abbots, Kensington, the memorial being lost when the church was rebuilt in 1878. Career In 1696, Kerr was commissioned Captain in 'McGill's Regiment of Foot;' this was disbanded in 1697 following the Treaty of Ryswick and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Mark Kerr (Royal Navy Officer)
Vice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (12 November 1776 – 9 September 1840) was an officer of the Royal Navy, the third son of William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Chichester Fortescue of Dromisken. Biography Kerr served as a midshipman on , Captain Sir Erasmus Gower with Lord Macartney in his visit to China in 1792–1794, where he was commissioned as a lieutenant by Gower. He was present at the capture of Minorca in 1798. Captain Kerr was appointed to in September 1804, and a month later he captured several Spanish ships worth more than £14,000. On 2 November 1804, Horatio Nelson, himself quite ill, wrote to Lord Melville: '...I fear Lord M Kerr is falling into the same complaint s I have I have now got him to the fleet and shall keep an Eye upon him for he is too valuable an Officer and good a Man to be lost for want of care.' In April 1805, Captain Mark Kerr discovered that the French Toulon fleet, sought by Nelson, were in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Mark Kerr (British Army Officer, Born 1817)
General Lord Mark Ralph George Kerr GCB (15 December 1817 – 17 May 1900) was a British Army officer who served in the Crimean War and in India. Background Kerr was born in his ancestral home (Newbattle Abbey), in Midlothian, Scotland in 1817; the son of William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian and his second wife Lady Harriet Scott (daughter of the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch). He was one of 12 Kerr siblings from two mothers. Military career Kerr was commissioned (by purchase) into the army on 19 June 1835 as an Ensign in the 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot The Lancashire Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that saw distinguished service through many years and wars, including the Second Boer War, the First and Second World Wars, and had many different titles throughout its 280 ... and served in the Crimean War and various campaigns in India, including the Indian Mutiny. From 1842 to 1853 Kerr served with his regiment, which was a reserve battal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
