Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss
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Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of March (25 August 1857-12 July 1937), styled Lord Elcho from 1883 to 1914, was a Scottish Conservative politician.
Wemyss and March was the fifth but eldest surviving son of Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, and his wife Lady Anne Frederica, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield. He entered Parliament for Haddingtonshire in 1883 (succeeding his father), but lost his seat in the 1885 general election. He returned to the House of Commons in the 1886 general election as one of two representatives for Ipswich, a seat he held until 1895. He succeeded his father in the two earldoms in 1914 and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire from 1918 to 1937.
Lord Wemyss and March married Mary Constance, daughter of the Hon. Percy Scawen Wyndham and sister of George Wyndham, in 1883. They were both two of the original members of The Souls. Their eldest daughter Lady Cynthia married Herbert Asquith and became a well-known writer. The Countess of Wemyss and March died in April 1937, aged 74. Lord Wemyss and March only survived her by three months and died in July of the same year, aged 79. He was succeeded in his titles by his grandson David, his eldest son Captain Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, having been killed in action in the First World War. The latter's second son was Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Lord Elcho |
Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire 1883–1885 |
Succeeded by Richard Haldane |
| Preceded by Jesse Collings Henry Wyndham West |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich with Charles Dalrymple 1886–1895 |
Succeeded by Charles Dalrymple Daniel Ford Goddard |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Haddington |
Lord-Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire 1918–1937 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Francis Charteris |
Earl of Wemyss 1914–1937 |
Succeeded by Francis David Charteris |
| Earl of March 1914–1937 |
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