John William Robert Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian (1 February 1794 – 14 November 1841), styled Lord Newbottle until 1815 and Earl of Ancram from 1815 to 1824, was a

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politician. He served briefly as

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under

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between September and November 1841.

Background

Kerr was the eldest son of

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, and his first wife Lady Harriet, daughter of

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. Styled Lord Newbottle from birth, he became known by the

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Earl of Ancram when his father succeeded to the marquessate in 1815.thepeerage.com John William Robert Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian
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Career

Lord Ancram entered the

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in 1820 as one of two representatives for

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, a seat he held until he succeeded his father in the marquessate in 1824. He also succeeded his father as

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of the Edinburgh Militia, a position that he held until his own death. In September 1841 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed

in the Tory administration of

, a post he held until his early death in November of the same year. He also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburghshire between 1824 and 1841.

Family

Lord Lothian married Lady Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot, daughter of

Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot Charles Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot, KG, PC, FRS (25 April 1777 – 10 January 1849), styled Viscount of Ingestre between 1784 and 1793, was an English politician and peer. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1817 ...

, in 1831. They had five sons and two daughters. Their two elder sons, William and Schomberg, both succeeded in the title. Their third son Lord Ralph Kerr became a major-general in the army and was the father of

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, while their fourth son Lord Walter Kerr became an

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in the

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and was the grandfather of Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian, and great-grandfather of Michael Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian. Lord Lothian died in November 1841, aged 47. After his death, the Marchioness converted to Catholicism with her two younger sons, Lord Ralph Kerr and Lord Walter Kerr, and her daughters.As a result, the 8th and 9th Marquesses were raised in their father's church, but their younger siblings raised as Catholics. Lord Ralph Kerr married a Fitzalan-Howard. The Marchioness of Lothian died in May 1877, aged 69.

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