Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March (14 August 1795 – 1 January 1883), was a Scottish peer.

Early life

Wemyss-Charteris was born 14 August 1795, the son of Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss and the former Margaret Campbell. Among his siblings was Lady Eleanor Charteris (wife of

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), and Lady Katherine Charteris Wemyss (who married their first cousin,

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). His paternal grandparents were the former Susan Tracy-Keck (daughter and co-heiress of

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and Lady Susan Hamilton, a daughter of

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) and

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(the son of Francis Charteris, ''de jure'' 7th Earl of Wemyss). His maternal grandfather was Scottish landowner Walter Campbell, 3rd of Shawfield and Islay and 9th of Skipness and Eleanor Kerr (a daughter of Eleanora Nugent and Robert Kerr of Newfield, a grandson of

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). He was educated at

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Career

From 1827 to 1830, he served as

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. He was admitted to

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, gaining the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1842. Upon his father's death in 1853, he succeeded to the Earldoms of Wemyss and March. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Peeblesshire from 1853 to 1880.

Personal life

On 22 August 1817, he was married to Lady Louisa Bingham (1798–1882) in

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. Lady Louisa was a daughter of

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and Lady Elizabeth Belasyse (third daughter of

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and former wife of

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). They had six children: *

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(1818–1914), who married Lady Anne Anson, second daughter of

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. * Lt.-Col. Richard Charteris (1822–1874), who married Lady Margaret Butler, a daughter of

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. They lived at of Cahir Lodge. * Margaret Charteris-Wemyss-Douglas (1824–1836), who died young. * Lady Anne Charteris (1829–1903), who married George Greville, 4th Earl of Warwick in 1852. * Lady Louisa Wemyss-Charteris (1830–1920), who married William Wells MP for

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and

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, in 1854. * Captain Walter Charteris-Wemyss-Douglas, (d. 1854), who was killed at the

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. * Captain Frederick William Charteris (1833–1887), who married Lady Louisa Keppel, a daughter of

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, in 1864. They lived at 64 Queen Street in Edinburgh, one of the largest houses in

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.Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1850 Lady Wemyss died on 16 April 1882. Less than a year later, Lord Wemyss died on 1 January 1883.

References

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