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'''Shipley Gordon Stuart Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan''', {{Postnom|country=UK|DL|JP|sep=,|size=100%}} (27 February 1850 – 16 April 1934), styled '''Lord Cardross''' from 1857 until 1898, was a Scottish nobleman, landowner and horseman.

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'''Shipley Gordon Stuart Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan''', {{Postnom|country=UK|JP|DL|sep=,|size=100%}} (27 February 1850 – 16 April 1934), styled '''Lord Cardross''' from 1857 until 1898, was a Scottish nobleman, landowner and horseman.
[[File:Lord Cardross Vanity Fair 8 March 1884.jpg|190px|thumb|"Horsey". Caricature by [[Leslie Ward|Spy]] published in ''[[Vanity Fair (British magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' in 1884]]
[[File:Lord Cardross Vanity Fair 8 March 1884.jpg|190px|thumb|"Horsey". Caricature by [[Leslie Ward|Spy]] published in ''[[Vanity Fair (British magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' in 1884]]

== Biography ==
He was the eldest son of [[David Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan|David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan]] and his wife, the former Agnes Graham Smith.<ref name=":0">[[Burke's Peerage]] (repr. 2003). Vol. 1. p. 567.</ref> He was presumably named after his great-grandfather, Major-General Sir [[Charles Shipley]]. He was educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cokayne |first=G.E. |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=D7IKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA58&dq&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiC0uXL-_aGAxXeQkEAHZSTCRcQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q |title=Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant |date=1889 |publisher=G. Bell & sons |pages=58 |language=en}}</ref>
He was the eldest son of [[David Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan|David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan]] and his wife, the former Agnes Graham Smith.<ref name=":0">[[Burke's Peerage]] (repr. 2003). Vol. 1. p. 567.</ref> He was presumably named after his great-grandfather, Major-General Sir [[Charles Shipley]]. He was educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cokayne |first=G.E. |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=D7IKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA58&dq&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiC0uXL-_aGAxXeQkEAHZSTCRcQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q |title=Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant |date=1889 |publisher=G. Bell & sons |pages=58 |language=en}}</ref>


Buchan held the office of [[Justice of the peace]] and [[Deputy lieutenant]] for both [[Cambridgeshire]] and [[Linlithgowshire]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Lodge |first=Edmund |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Jl1HAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA356&dq&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiC0uXL-_aGAxXeQkEAHZSTCRcQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q |title=The Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage & Companionage of the British Empire for 1907 |date=1907 |publisher=Kelly's Directories |page=356 |language=en |chapter=Buchan}}</ref> He succeeded as the 14th Earl of Buchan, in the [[Peerage of Scotland]], in 1898.
Buchan held the office of [[Justice of the peace]] and [[Deputy lieutenant]] for both [[Cambridgeshire]] and [[Linlithgowshire]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Lodge |first=Edmund |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Jl1HAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA356&dq&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiC0uXL-_aGAxXeQkEAHZSTCRcQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q |title=The Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage & Companionage of the British Empire for 1907 |date=1907 |publisher=Kelly's Directories |page=356 |language=en |chapter=Buchan}}</ref> He succeeded as the 14th Earl of Buchan, in the [[Peerage of Scotland]], in 1898.<ref name=":1" />


Buchan was [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] in politics but spent most of his life involved in equestrian and leisurely pursuits. In 1911 he acquired 4,000 acres of farmland in [[Nyeri County|Nyeri]], Kenya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Europeans In East Africa - View entry |url=https://www.europeansineastafrica.co.uk/_site/custom/database/default.asp?a=viewIndividual&pid=2&person=20948 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.europeansineastafrica.co.uk}}</ref>
Buchan was [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] in politics but spent most of his life involved in equestrian and leisurely pursuits. In 1911 he acquired 4,000 acres of farmland in [[Nyeri County|Nyeri]], Kenya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Europeans In East Africa - View entry |url=https://www.europeansineastafrica.co.uk/_site/custom/database/default.asp?a=viewIndividual&pid=2&person=20948 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.europeansineastafrica.co.uk}}</ref>


Lord Cardross was a member and supporter of the antisemitic group "[[The Britons]]", financing their cause at sometimes.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Toczek |first=Nick |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zK1ACwAAQBAJ&pg=PA245&dq&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiC0uXL-_aGAxXeQkEAHZSTCRcQ6AF6BAgNEAI#v=onepage&q |title=Haters, Baiters and Would-Be Dictators: Anti-Semitism and the UK Far Right |publisher=Routledge |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-317-52588-2 |pages=245 |language=en}}</ref>
Lord Cardross was a member and supporter of the antisemitic group "[[The Britons]]", financing their cause at sometimes.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Toczek |first=Nick |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zK1ACwAAQBAJ&pg=PA245&dq&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiC0uXL-_aGAxXeQkEAHZSTCRcQ6AF6BAgNEAI#v=onepage&q |title=Haters, Baiters and Would-Be Dictators: Anti-Semitism and the UK Far Right |publisher=Routledge |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-317-52588-2 |pages=245 |language=en}}</ref>


== Family ==
On 9 November 1876, Buchan married Rosalie Louise Sartoris, daughter of Capt. Jules-Alexandre Sartoris, a scion of the Swiss [[Peter Urban Sartoris|Sartoris family]]. They had four children:<ref name=":1" />
On 9 November 1876, Buchan married Rosalie Louise Sartoris, daughter of Capt. Jules-Alexandre Sartoris, a scion of the Swiss [[Peter Urban Sartoris|Sartoris family]]. They had four children:<ref name=":1" />


* Ronald Douglas Stuart Mar Erskine, 15th Earl of Buchan (1878–1960), died unmarried<ref name=":0" />
* Ronald Douglas Stuart Mar Erskine, 15th Earl of Buchan (1878–1960), died unmarried<ref name=":0" />
* Lady Muriel Agnes Stuart Erskine (1879–1967), married Hon. [[Charles Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby]]<ref name=":0" />
* Lady Muriel Agnes Stuart Erskine (1879–1967), married Hon. [[Charles Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby]]<ref name=":0" />
* Lady Margery Gladys Stuart Erskine (1880–1910), died unmarried at [[Aviemore|Aviemore, Inverness-shire]], after suffering from exposure and having been missing for several weeks<ref>{{Cite news |date=1910-08-31 |title=LADY MARJORIE ERSKINE'S DEATH. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115260782 |access-date=2024-06-25 |work=Evening News}}</ref>
* Lady Marjorie Gladys Stuart Erskine (1880–1910), died unmarried at [[Aviemore]] after having been missing for several weeks<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 August 1910 |title=LADY MARJORIE ERSKINE'S DEATH. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115260782 |access-date=2024-06-25 |work=Evening News}}</ref>
* Lady Evelyn Hilda Stuart Erskine (1883–1939), married [[Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne]],<ref name=":0" /> whose assassination at the hands of Jewish terrorists caused immense publicity.
* Lady Evelyn Hilda Stuart Erskine (1883–1939), married [[Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne]],<ref name=":0" /> whose assassination by Jewish terrorists caused global shock<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 November 1944 |title=LORD MOYNE ASSASSINATED |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176826007 |access-date=2024-06-25 |work=Daily Mercury}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 15:44, 25 June 2024

Shipley Gordon Stuart Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan, JP, DL (27 February 1850 – 16 April 1934), styled Lord Cardross from 1857 until 1898, was a Scottish nobleman, landowner and horseman.

"Horsey". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1884

Biography

He was the eldest son of David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan and his wife, the former Agnes Graham Smith.[1] He was presumably named after his great-grandfather, Major-General Sir Charles Shipley. He was educated at Harrow.[2]

Buchan held the office of Justice of the peace and Deputy lieutenant for both Cambridgeshire and Linlithgowshire.[3] He succeeded as the 14th Earl of Buchan, in the Peerage of Scotland, in 1898.[3]

Buchan was Conservative in politics but spent most of his life involved in equestrian and leisurely pursuits. In 1911 he acquired 4,000 acres of farmland in Nyeri, Kenya.[4]

Lord Cardross was a member and supporter of the antisemitic group "The Britons", financing their cause at sometimes.[5]

Family

On 9 November 1876, Buchan married Rosalie Louise Sartoris, daughter of Capt. Jules-Alexandre Sartoris, a scion of the Swiss Sartoris family. They had four children:[3]

  • Ronald Douglas Stuart Mar Erskine, 15th Earl of Buchan (1878–1960), died unmarried[1]
  • Lady Muriel Agnes Stuart Erskine (1879–1967), married Hon. Charles Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby[1]
  • Lady Marjorie Gladys Stuart Erskine (1880–1910), died unmarried at Aviemore after having been missing for several weeks[6]
  • Lady Evelyn Hilda Stuart Erskine (1883–1939), married Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne,[1] whose assassination by Jewish terrorists caused global shock[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Burke's Peerage (repr. 2003). Vol. 1. p. 567.
  2. ^ Cokayne, G.E. (1889). Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant. G. Bell & sons. p. 58.
  3. ^ a b c Lodge, Edmund (1907). "Buchan". The Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage & Companionage of the British Empire for 1907. Kelly's Directories. p. 356.
  4. ^ "Europeans In East Africa - View entry". www.europeansineastafrica.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  5. ^ Toczek, Nick (2015). Haters, Baiters and Would-Be Dictators: Anti-Semitism and the UK Far Right. Routledge. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-317-52588-2.
  6. ^ "LADY MARJORIE ERSKINE'S DEATH". Evening News. 31 August 1910. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  7. ^ "LORD MOYNE ASSASSINATED". Daily Mercury. 8 November 1944. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
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