John David James Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair (born 4 September 1961) is a British politician who, since 2008, has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords.

Background

Stair is the eldest child of

John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair John Aymer Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair (9 October 1906 – 26 February 1996), was a British peer. Styled Viscount Dalrymple from 1906 until 1961 Dalrymple was the son of John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair and Violet Evelyn Harford. He served as ...

and Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon (2 May 1930 - 1 November 2017), daughter of

David Bowes-Lyon Sir David Bowes-Lyon KCVO (2 May 1902 – 13 September 1961) was the sixth son and last child of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck, as well as their tenth and youngest child. His el ...

, brother of

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was the l ...

. Lord Stair's mother, Davina, therefore, was a first cousin of

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...

and he is a second cousin of

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, The Princess Royal, The Duke of York, and The Earl of Wessex. Through his mother, he is descended from the Bowes-Lyon,

Astor Astor may refer to: People * Astor (surname) * Astor family, a wealthy 18th-century American family who became prominent in 20th-century British politics * Astor Bennett, a character in the Showtime television series ''Dexter'' * Ástor Piazzol ...

, and Cavendish-Bentinck families. Educated at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

RMA Sandhurst The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town of ...

, he served with 2nd Battalion Scots Guards in the Falklands War.

Political career

On inheriting his peerage in 1996, Lord Stair entered the House of Lords and sat as a crossbencher—that is, an independent. In 1999, the House of Lords Act removed the rights of all hereditary peers to sit in the House; however, ninety-two peers were permitted to remain in the House, elected by other peers. He failed to be elected at that time. Following the death of Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth in 2008, Lord Stair was elected to the Lords. On 13 October 2011, he made a speech in the Aviation Debate.

Family

Lord Stair married Emily Mary Julia Stonor, daughter of

Ralph Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys Ralph Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys, (16 April 1940 – 4 January 2023) was a British peer and banker who served as Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2000, and the first Catholic Lord Chamberlain sinc ...

and Elizabeth Mary Hyde Parker, in 2006. They have two children: *John James Thomas Dalrymple, Viscount Dalrymple (born 3 January 2008) *Lady Elizabeth Alice Mary Lily Dalrymple (born 24 July 2012)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stair, John Dalrymple, 14th Earl Of 1961 births Living people People educated at Harrow School Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Astor family English people of American descent Earls of Stair Place of birth missing (living people) Crossbench hereditary peers Stair Stair