David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie (16 December 1785 – 20 August 1849) was a Scottish peer and planter.

Early life

David was the youngest son of Walter Ogilvy, who was ''

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'' 8th Earl of Airlie, and Jean Ogilvy.G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 74. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Titles

On 26 May 1826 he succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Airlie, after his honours were restored by

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. He succeeded also to the titles of 10th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie and 4th Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen. He gained the rank of captain in the service of the

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. Between 1833 and 1849 he held the office of Representative peer of Scotland. David held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Angus which in that time it was known as Forfarshire. The 1833 steam locomotive, ''

Earl of Airlie Earl of Airlie is a title of the peerage in Scotland created on 2 April 1639 for James Ogilvy, 7th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, along with the title “Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen.” The title “Lord Ogilvy of Airlie” was then created o ...

'', was named after him; it ran on the

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, of which he was a director.

Slave holder

According to the '' Legacies of British Slave-Ownership'' at the

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, Airlie was awarded compensation in the aftermath of the

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with the

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. Airlie was associated with "T71/865 St Andrew claim no. 543 (Ferry Pen)", he owned 59 slaves in

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and received a £1,362 payment at the time (worth £ in ).

Death

He died aged 63 at Regent Street,

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, England. In May 1851 his will was probated.Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 73.

Marriages and family

On 7 October 1812 he married, firstly, Clementina Drummond, daughter of Gavin Drummond and Clementina Graham. They had three children: *Lady Jean Graham Drummond Ogilvy (27 February 1818 – 4 March 1902) *Walter Ogilvy (21 September 1823 – 27 March 1824) * David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie (4 May 1826 – 25 September 1881) On 15 November 1838 he married, secondly, Margaret Bruce, daughter of William Bruce, at 6 Heriot Row,

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. They had four children:The Scots Peerage (Balfour Paul), vol, i pp. 130-31 *William Henry Bruce Ogilvy (26 February 1840 – 1912) *James Bruce Ogilvy (1 December 1841 – 15 May 1888) *John Bruce Ogilvy (17 June 1845 – 1904) *Donald Bruce Ogilvy (17 June 1845 – 16 December 1890)

Notes and sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Airlie, David Ogilvy, 9th Earl Of 1785 births 1849 deaths Scottish representative peers Lord-Lieutenants of Angus Earls of Airlie Recipients of payments from the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 Scottish slave owners