David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan DL (6 November 1815 – 3 December 1899), was an army officer, jockey and the son of Henry Erskine, 12th Earl of Buchan and Elizabeth Cole Shipley, daughter of Major-General Sir Charles Shipley.

Career

Erskine, whilst still Lord Cardross, entered the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot and rose to the rank of

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. He succeeded his father on his death in 1857 and was appointed Deputy lieutenant of

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Personal life

Erskine married Agnes Graham Smith, daughter of James Smith of Craigend on 27 April 1849, they had two children together: * Shipley Gordon Stuart Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan (1850-1934) * Hon. Albany Mar Stuart Erskine (1852-1933) Agnes Smith died in 1875 and Lord Buchan remarried on 17 July 1876 to Maria James, daughter of

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William James, eldest son and heir of Charles James, Count of Arran and aunt to Canon Mark James. Erskine lived at West Hagbourne Manor,

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. He was declared bankrupt in 1894 at the sum of £388 after having passed on his estates in

to his son, Lord Cardross, later the 14th Earl of Buchan. Erskine died aged 83 on 3 December 1898, before his death he had converted to

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