David Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan
David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan, DL (6 November 1815 – 3 December 1899), was a British Army officer and equestrian. He was the son of Henry Erskine, 12th Earl of Buchan and Elizabeth Shipley, daughter of Sir Charles Shipley.[1][2]
Career
Erskine, whilst still Lord Cardross, entered the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot and rose to the rank of Captain.[1] He succeeded his father on his death in 1857 and was appointed Deputy lieutenant of Linlithgowshire.[2] He was a professional jockey.[3]
Personal life
Erskine married Agnes Graham Smith, daughter of James Smith, Esq. of Craigend, Stirlingshire, on 27 April 1849; they had two sons:[2]
- Shipley Gordon Stuart Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan (1850–1934)
- Hon. Albany Mar Stuart Erskine (1852–1933)
His first wife died in 1875 and Lord Buchan remarried on 17 July 1876 to Maria James (1818–1899), daughter of Lt.-Col. William James.[2]
Erskine lived at West Hagbourne Manor, Didcot, Oxfordshire.[1] He was declared bankrupt in 1894 at the sum of £388 after having passed on his estates in Linlithgow to his son, Lord Cardross, later the 14th Earl of Buchan.[2]
Erskine died aged 83 on 3 December 1898. Before his death he had converted to Roman Catholicism.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Who's Who; 13th Earl of Buchan". Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U184213.
- ^ a b c d e Charles Mosley (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Vol. 1. p. 567.
- ^ Boase, Frederic (1960). Modern English Biography: A-H. Books on Demand. p. 527. ISBN 978-0-598-96802-9.
- ^ Maria, Countess Buchan | British Museum
- ^ Cokayne, G.E. (2000). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. Vol. 2. p. 383.