| 词条 | Walter Erskine, Earl of Mar and Kellie (1865–1955) |
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Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar and 14th Earl of Kellie, KT, JP (29 August 1865 – 3 June 1955) was a Scottish nobleman. BiographyThe eldest son of Walter Erskine, 11th Earl of Mar and Mary Anne Forbes, he was educated at Eton and served as a lieutenant in the Scots Guards from 1887-92. He succeeded his father in 1888, and in 1892 married Lady Violet Ashley-Cooper, daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury. They had three children:
He was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1892-1950, and held office as Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire from 1898 and Lord Clerk Register and Keeper of the Signet from 1936-44. He was also Hereditary Keeper of Stirling Castle, and Honorary Colonel of the 7th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1911 and was Chancellor of the Order from 1932-49.{{cn|date=April 2016}} His son, John, having predeceased him, he was succeeded by his grandson, John Erskine, Earl of Mar and Kellie (1921-1993). References{{S-start}}{{S-off}}{{S-bef|before=The Duke of Buccleuch}}{{S-ttl|title=Lord Clerk Register|years=1936–1944}}{{S-aft|after=Lord Elphinstone}}{{S-hon}}{{S-bef|before=The Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield}}{{S-ttl|title=Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire|years=1898–1955}}{{S-aft|after=James Paton Younger}}{{S-bef|before=The Duke of Roxburghe}}{{S-ttl|title=Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle|years=1932–1949}}{{S-aft|after=Lord Elphinstone}}{{S-reg|sct}}{{Succession box| title=Earl of MarEarl of Kellie | before=Walter Erskine| after=John Erskine | years=1888–1955}}{{S-end}}{{Chancellors of the Order of the Thistle}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mar, Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of}} 11 : 1865 births|1955 deaths|Earls or mormaers of Mar|Earls of Kellie|Knights of the Thistle|Lord-Lieutenants of Clackmannanshire|People educated at Eton College|Scottish representative peers|Clan Erskine|Scots Guards officers|Justices of the peace |
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