David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie

David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie
Born David Graham Drummond Ogilvy
16 December 1785
Died 20 August 1849(1849-08-20) (aged 63)
Occupation Scottish peer
Children David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie
Parent(s) Walter Ogilvy

David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie (16 December 1785 – 20 August 1849) was a British peer.

David was the youngest son of Walter Ogilvy, who was de jure 8th Earl of Airlie, and Jean Ogilvy.[1]

On 26 May 1826 he succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Airlie, after his honours were restored by Act of Parliament.[1] He succeeded also to the titles of 10th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie and 4th Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen. He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 42nd Regiment of Foot.[1] Between 1833 and 1849 he held the office of Representative peer of Scotland.[1] David held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Angus which in that time it was known as Forfarshire.[1]

He died aged 63 at Regent Street, London, England.[1] In May 1851 his will was probated.[2]

Marriages and family

On 7 October 1812 he married, firstly, Clementina Drummond, daughter of Gavin Drummond and Clementina Graham.[1]

They had three children

On 15 November 1838 he married, secondly, Margaret Bruce, daughter of William Bruce, at 6 Heriot Row, Edinburgh, Scotland.[2]

They had four children[3]

Notes and sources

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 74. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. 1 2 Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 73.
  3. The Scots Peerage (Balfour Paul), vol, i pp. 130-31
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Lord Douglas
Lord Lieutenant of Angus
1828–1849
Succeeded by
The Earl of Dalhousie
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Walter Ogilvy
(de jure)
Earl of Airlie
1826–1849
Succeeded by
David Graham Drummond Ogilvy
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