Sir James Carnegie of Kinnaird and of Pitarrow, 5th Baronet DL (1799 – 30 January 1849) was a

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politician and ''de jure'' 8th Earl of Southesk, 8th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 8th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and Leuchars.

Background

Born at Kinnaird, Angus, he was the son of Sir David Carnegie, 4th Baronet and Agnes Murray Elliot, daughter of

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. In 1805 at the age of six, he succeeded his father as baronet. He was educated at home and at

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. In 1818, Carnegie began his Grand Tour, first visiting France, Germany and Italy, then Spain and Holland in the following year.

Career

Carnegie entered the

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in 1830 and sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen Burghs until the following year. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of

Forfarshire Angus (; ) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agriculture and fishing. Global pharmaceuticals ...

. In 1847, he petitioned the restoration of the forfeited titles Lord Carnegie and

Earl of Southesk Earl of Southesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk, Sir David Carnegie, an Extraordinary Lord of Session. He had already been created Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird in 1616 and was ...

, however after assessment by the

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his claim was not followed up.

Family

While again on travels through France and Italy, Carnegie met Charlotte Lysons, second daughter of Reverend Daniel Lysons. They married at the house of the British Ambassador to Italy in

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on 14 November 1825, and had two daughters and three sons. Carnegie died

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Kinnaird Castle, Brechin Kinnaird Castle is a 15th-century castle near Brechin in Angus, Scotland. The castle has been home to the Carnegie family, the Earls of Southesk, for more than 600 years. It is a Category B listed building and the grounds are included in Invent ...

. His eldest son, James, succeeded to the

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and was later confirmed in his

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titles. His third son,

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, represented

in the

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. His daughter, Lady Charlotte Elliot (married name), was a published poet.Anderson (1867), p. 493Reilly (2000), p. 149Sage, Greer, Showalter (1999), pp. 219-220

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carnegie, James 1799 births 1849 deaths Nobility from Angus, Scotland Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia James Deputy lieutenants of Forfarshire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies People educated at Eton College UK MPs 1830–1831 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Aberdeen constituencies