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David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan, DL (6 November 1815 – 3 December 1899), was a British Army officer and jockey. He was the son of Henry Erskine, 12th Earl of Buchan and Elizabeth Shipley, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Charles Shipley.^[1]^[2]

Career

Erskine, whilst still Lord Cardross, entered the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot and rose to the rank of Captain.^[1] He succeeded his father on his death in 1857 and was appointed Deputy lieutenant of Linlithgow.^[2]

Personal life

Erskine married Agnes Graham Smith, daughter of James Smith, Esq. of Craigend, Stirlingshire, on 27 April 1849; they had two sons:^[2]

Shipley Gordon Stuart Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan (1850–1934)
Hon. Albany Mar Stuart Erskine (1852–1933)

Agnes died in 1875 and Lord Buchan remarried on 17 July 1876 to Maria James, daughter of Lt.-Col. William James, eldest son and heir of Charles James, Count of Arran and aunt to Canon Mark James.^[2]

Erskine lived at West Hagbourne Manor, Didcot in Oxfordshire.^[1] He was declared bankrupt in 1894 at the sum of £388 after having passed on his estates in Linlithgow to his son, Lord Cardross, later the 14th Earl of Buchan.^[2]

Erskine died aged 83 on 3 December 1898. Before his death he had converted to Roman Catholicism.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Who's Who; 13th Earl of Buchan". Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U184213.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Charles Mosley (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Vol. 1. p. 567.
^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden (2000). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. Vol. 2. p. 383.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Who's Who: 13th Earl of, cr 1469 (David Stuart Erskine)

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Henry Erskine	Earl of Buchan 1857-1898	Succeeded by Shipley Erskine

[Who'sWho-1] "Who's Who; 13th Earl of Buchan". Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U184213.

[Burke's_Peerage_2003-2] Charles Mosley (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Vol. 1. p. 567.

[The_Complete_Peerage-3] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden (2000). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed. Vol. 2. p. 383.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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-'''David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan''' [[Deputy lieutenant|DL]] (6 November 1815 – 3 December 1899), was an army officer, jockey and the son of [[Henry Erskine, 12th Earl of Buchan]] and Elizabeth Cole Shipley, daughter of [[Charles Shipley|Major-General Sir Charles Shipley]].<ref name=Who'sWho>{{cite web|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U184213|title=Who's Who; 13th Earl of Buchan|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U184213 }}</ref><ref name="Burke's Peerage 2003">{{cite book|author=Charles Mosley|title=Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes|volume=1|year=2003|page=567}}</ref>
+'''David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan''', {{Postnom|country=UK|DL|size=100%}} (6 November 1815 – 3 December 1899), was a British Army officer and jockey. He was the son of [[Henry Erskine, 12th Earl of Buchan]] and Elizabeth Shipley, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir [[Charles Shipley]].<ref name=Who'sWho>{{cite web|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U184213|title=Who's Who; 13th Earl of Buchan|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U184213 }}</ref><ref name="Burke's Peerage 2003">{{cite book|author=Charles Mosley|title=Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes|volume=1|year=2003|page=567}}</ref>
 ==Career==
-Erskine, whilst still Lord Cardross, entered the [[35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot]] and rose to the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]].<ref name=Who'sWho/> He succeeded his father on his death in 1857 and was appointed [[Deputy lieutenant]] of [[Linlithgow]].<ref name="Burke's Peerage 2003"/>
+Erskine, whilst still '''Lord Cardross''', entered the [[35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot]] and rose to the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]].<ref name=Who'sWho/> He succeeded his father on his death in 1857 and was appointed [[Deputy lieutenant]] of [[Linlithgow]].<ref name="Burke's Peerage 2003"/>
 ==Personal life==
-Erskine married Agnes Graham Smith, daughter of James Smith of [[Craigend, Stirling|Craigend]] on 27 April 1849, they had two children together:<ref name="Burke's Peerage 2003"/>
+Erskine married Agnes Graham Smith, daughter of James Smith, Esq. of Craigend, [[Stirlingshire]], on 27 April 1849; they had two sons:<ref name="Burke's Peerage 2003"/>
-* [[Shipley Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan|Shipley Gordon Stuart Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan]] (1850-1934)
+* [[Shipley Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan|Shipley Gordon Stuart Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan]] (1850–1934)
-* Hon. Albany Mar Stuart Erskine (1852-1933)
+* Hon. Albany Mar Stuart Erskine (1852–1933)
-Agnes Smith died in 1875 and Lord Buchan remarried on 17 July 1876 to Maria James, daughter of [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lt Col]] William James, eldest son and heir of [[Charles Hamilton James, Count of Arran|Charles James, Count of Arran]] and aunt to [[Mark James (British cleric)|Canon Mark James]].<ref name="Burke's Peerage 2003"/>
+Agnes died in 1875 and Lord Buchan remarried on 17 July 1876 to Maria James, daughter of Lt.-Col. William James, eldest son and heir of [[Charles Hamilton James, Count of Arran|Charles James, Count of Arran]] and aunt to [[Mark James (British cleric)|Canon Mark James]].<ref name="Burke's Peerage 2003"/>
 Erskine lived at West Hagbourne Manor, [[Didcot]] in [[Oxfordshire]].<ref name=Who'sWho/> He was declared bankrupt in 1894 at the sum of £388 after having passed on his estates in [[Linlithgow]] to his son, Lord Cardross, later the [[Shipley Erskine, 14th Earl of Buchan|14th Earl of Buchan]].<ref name="Burke's Peerage 2003"/>
-Erskine died aged 83 on 3 December 1898, before his death he had converted to [[Roman Catholic|Roman Catholicism]].<ref name="The Complete Peerage">{{cite book|author=G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden|title=The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.|volume=2|year=2000|page=383}}</ref>
+Erskine died aged 83 on 3 December 1898. Before his death he had converted to [[Roman Catholic|Roman Catholicism]].<ref name="The Complete Peerage">{{cite book|author=G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden|title=The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.|volume=2|year=2000|page=383}}</ref>
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+[[Category:Clan Erskine]]
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