James Hay Erskine Wemyss (29 August 1829 – 29 March 1864) was a Scottish Member of Parliament, representing
Fife
Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...
from 1859 until his death.
Family
He was the son of
James Erskine Wemyss
James Erskine Wemyss (9 July 1789 – 3 April 1854) was a Scottish MP and Rear-Admiral.
He was the son of William Wemyss by his wife Frances, daughter of Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet. In 1820 he succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for ...
by his wife Emma, daughter of
William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll
William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll (12 March 1772 – 26 January 1819), known as Lord Hay until 1778, was a Scottish peer.
Early life
Erroll was the son of James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll and his second wife, Isabella Carr, the eldest daughter and ...
.
On 17 April 1855, at All Saints' Church, Knightsbridge, he married Millicent Anne Mary, daughter of the Hon. John Kennedy-Erskine and his wife
Lady Augusta FitzClarence. She was the granddaughter of
Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa
Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa KT, FRS (February 1770 – 8 September 1846), styled Lord Kennedy between 1792 and 1794 and known as the Earl of Cassilis between 1794 and 1831, was a Scottish peer.
Early life
Kennedy was the eldest so ...
and of King
William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded h ...
.
Their children included
*Mary Frances Erskine Wemyss (1856–1936) married Cecil Stratford Paget 28 February 1882
*Dora Mina (1856–1894), who married Lord Henry Grosvenor and was the mother of
William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster
William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster (23 December 1894 – 22 February 1963), was the son of Lord Henry George Grosvenor and a grandson of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster. His mother, Dora Mina Erskine-Wemyss, was the daughter of J ...
*
Randolph Gordon (1858–1908), who inherited
the Wemyss estates and is the ancestor of the present Chief of
Clan Wemyss
Clan Wemyss is a Lowland Scottish clan.
History
Origins of the clan
The surname Wemyss is derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''uaimh'' which means ''cave''.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Forewor ...
*Hugo Erskine Wemyss (1861–1933), comptroller of
the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg's household in Britain
*
Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss
Admiral of the Fleet Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, (12 April 1864 – 24 May 1933), known as Sir Rosslyn Wemyss between 1916 and 1919, was a Royal Navy officer. During the First World War he served as commander of the 12th C ...
(1864–1933), who served as
First Sea Lord
The First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff (1SL/CNS) is the military head of the Royal Navy and Naval Service of the United Kingdom. The First Sea Lord is usually the highest ranking and most senior admiral to serve in the British Armed ...
during the First World War.
Career
He was elected M.P. for Fife at the general election in 1859.
On 5 February 1864, he was appointed
Lord Lieutenant of Fife
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Fife.
* Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres 1688 – ?
*John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes 1746 – ?
*George Lindsay-Crawford, 22nd Earl of Crawford 17 March 1794 – 180 ...
and
Sheriff Principal
In Scotland a sheriff principal (''pl''. sheriffs principal) is a judge in charge of a sheriffdom with judicial, quasi-judicial, and administrative responsibilities. Sheriffs principal have been part of the judiciary of Scotland since the 11th ce ...
of the shire of Fife, in the room of the
Earl of Elgin
Earl of Elgin is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633 for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce, of Whorlton in the County of York, in the Peerage of England on 30 July 1641. The Earl of Elgin is the ...
, deceased.
[The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 216 - 1864]
Notes
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20111003160503/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Fcommons.htm
External links
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1829 births
1864 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
UK MPs 1859–1865
Lord-Lieutenants of Fife
Scottish Liberal Party MPs
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