William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian

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William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian, KT (166128 February 1722) was a Scottish peer and soldier.

Kerr was the eldest son of Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian and his wife, Jane. On 30 June 1685, he married his cousin, Lady Jean Campbell (third daughter of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll) and they had five children:

Kerr was a Commissioner of Supply in 1685, 1686, 1702 and 1704. He succeeded to his cousin's title of Lord Jedburgh in 1692, was appointed Colonel of the 7th Regiment of Dragoons in 1696 and of the Scots Regiment of Foot Guards in 1707. He had been appointed a Brigadier General in 1720, a Major General in 1707, a Lieutenant General in 1707 and a Knight of the Thistle in 1705. He supported the Act of Union 1707 and was a Representative Peer in 1708 and from 1715 until his death.

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Robert Kerr
Lord Jedburgh
1692–1722
Succeeded by
William Kerr
Preceded by
Robert Kerr
Marquess of Lothian
1703–1722
Military offices
Preceded by
Richard Cunningham
Colonel of the 7th Regiment of Dragoons
1696–1707
Succeeded by
The Lord Polwarth
Preceded by
Hon. George Ramsay
Colonel of the Scots Regiment of Foot Guards
1707–1713
Succeeded by
The Earl of Dunmore