John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian
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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 Scottish Tory politician.
Lothian was the son of William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian, and his first wife Lady Harriet, daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire. He entered the House of Commons in 1820 as one of two representatives for Huntingdon, seat he held until he succeeded his father in the marquessate in 1824. In September 1841 he was appointed Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords) in the Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel, a post he held until his early death in November of the same year. Between 1824 and 1841 he also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburghshire.
Lord Lothian married Lady Cecil, daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot, 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 the Philip, the eleventh Marquess, while their fourth son Lord Walter Kerr became an Admiral in the Royal Navy and was the grandfather of Peter, the twelfth Marquess, and great-grandfather of Michael, the thirteenth Marquess. Lord Lothian died in November 1841, aged 47. The Marchioness of Lothian died in May 1877, aged 69.
[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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Calvert William Augustus Montagu |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdon with John Calvert 1820–1824 |
Succeeded by John Calvert James Stuart |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Earl of Surrey |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1841 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Beverley |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburghshire 1824–1841 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Buccleuch |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by William Kerr |
Marquess of Lothian 1824–1841 |
Succeeded by William Schomberg Robert Kerr |
