British soldier, landowner and politician (1763–1824)
Monteviot House
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian ,
KT ,
FRSE (4 October 1763 – 27 April 1824), was a British soldier, landowner and politician. He was the son of
William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian . He served as a representative peer from 1817 to 1824.
Life
Kerr was born on 4 October 1763, the son of the then
Lord Newbattle . When he was five he was the subject of several pictures with his sister, executed by
Valentine Green as
mezzotints for publication.
[1]
He was educated at the
University of Edinburgh . In 1786 he was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Edinburgh ; his proposers were
Dugald Stewart ,
James Hutton and
John Robison .
[2]
He was
Lord Lieutenant of
Roxburghshire from 1812 and of
Midlothian from 1819.
[2] He served as
Colonel of the
Edinburgh Militia from 25 March 1811 until his death.
[3]
He was created a
Knight of the Thistle in 1820 and Baron of Kersheugh in 1821.
He lived in the family home of
Monteviot House near
Jedburgh .
Kerr died in
Richmond, Surrey , on 27 April 1824.
Family
He married, firstly,
Lady Harriet Hobart ,
[4] a daughter of
John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire (and the divorced wife of
Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore ), on 14 April 1793. They had four children:
John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian (1794–1841)
Lord Schomberg Robert (1795–1825), soldier, died unmarried.
Lady Isabella Emily Caroline (1797–1858), died unmarried.
Lord Henry Francis Charles (1800–1882), religious minister, married Louisa Hope, a daughter of
Sir Alexander Hope .
His first wife died in 1805 and on 1 December 1806, at
Dalkeith House , he married Lady Harriet Scott, a daughter of
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch . They had eight children:
Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Kerr (1807–1871), married
Charles Trefusis, 19th Baron Clinton .
Lady Harriet Louise Anne (1808–1884), married Sir
John Stuart Hepburn Forbes , 8th Baronet.
[2]
Lady Frances (1810–1863), married George Wade.
Lady Anne Katherine (1812–1829), died unmarried.
Lord Charles Lennox (1814–1898), soldier, married Charlotte Hanmer, a daughter of
Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet .
Lord
Mark Ralph George (1817–1900), soldier, died unmarried.
Lord Frederick Herbert (1818–1896), admiral, married Emily Maitland, a daughter of
Sir Peregrine Maitland .
Lady Georgiana Augusta (1821–1859), married Rev. Granville Forbes.
References
^
"William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian – Person – National Portrait Gallery" .
^
a
b
c
Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF) . The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006.
ISBN
0-902-198-84-X .
^ Major R.C. Dudgeon, History of the Edinburgh, or Queen's Regiment Light Infantry Militia (now) Third Battalion The Royal Scots , Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1882/Bibliolife, nd,
ISBN
978-1-10368643-8 , pp. 59, 79, Table C.
^ Auden, W. H.
"Family Ghosts" . University of Stanford.