Major General George Lindsay-Crawford, 22nd Earl of Crawford (31 January 1758 – 30 January 1808), was a Scottish peer and soldier. He served in the British Army and was Lord Lieutenant of Fife. He was born on 31 January 1758 at Bourtreehill House,

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, Scotland. He was the son of George Lindsay-Crawford, 21st Earl of Crawford and Jean Hamilton.

Education

He was educated in 1765 at

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, Eton,

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, England.

Titles and offices

He succeeded to the titles of 22nd

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, 6th Earl of Lindsay, and 6th Lord Parbroath on 11 August 1781. He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Fife between 1794 and March 1807 and again between 20 May 1807 and 30 June 1808.

Military service

His military service included time in both the

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and the

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: * Commissioned in 1776 into British Army *

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of the 2nd Battalion, 71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders from 1782 to 1783 * Colonel of the

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between 1789 and 1808. * Colonel of the Fife Light Horse between 1798 and 1803 * Colonel of the

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from 18 August 1802 * Gained the rank of Major-General in 1805. He was influential in the raising of a cavalry regiment in Fife in 1793 and 1794. His correspondence on the subject are held in the British

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Death

He died on 30 January 1808 at age 49 at

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, Scotland, unmarried. He was buried at Crawford Lodge,

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, Scotland. He died

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, and his estate was administered in June 1811. On his death, the male line of the 17th Earl of Crawford became extinct, and his titles passed to the male heirs of the 9th Earl of Crawford, under the re-grant of 1642.

References

1758 births 1808 deaths Nobility from North Ayrshire Lord-lieutenants of Fife Highland Light Infantry officers 63rd Regiment of Foot officers British Army major generals 22 Fife and Forfar Yeomanry officers Fifeshire Militia officers People educated at Eton College

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