John Erskine, Earl Of Mar (1741–1825)
John Francis Erskine, Earl of Mar (17411825) was restored by act of Parliament to the title of Earl of Mar in June 1824, his 83rd year. The title had previously been forfeit, following the Attainder, attainting of his predecessor, John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1675-1732), John Erskine in 1716 for having Jacobitism, Jacobite sympathies. He died in August 1825. John Francis Erskine is reckoned to be both the 24th earl in the Earl of Mar#Earls of Mar, first creation (1404) (as decided by Act of Parliament in 1885), first creation of the title, and seventh earl (in the Earl of Mar#Earls of Mar, seventh creation (1565) (as decided by the House of Lords in 1875), seventh creation), due to the confusion following a nineteenth-century dispute over the succession after his grandson's death.Other sources count him as 23nd earl, still others number him 12th earl (See Earl of Mar#Notes, notes) References

* Burke's ''Peerage and Baronetage, 105th ed.'' (1978) ISBN (none), p1753, p1756 ...
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