William Kerr 6th Marquess of Lothian, 6th Earl of Ancrum

Biographical Summary

Herr, Marquess of Lothian, William. 04/10/1763-27/04/1824. Ref: 43. Male.

• Titles and British Honours: Earl of Ancram (1775-1815), 6th Marquess of Lothian (1815), KT (1820), Baron (1821), see notes.
• Profession: Soldier, landowner.
• Appointments Held: Scottish Representative Peer 1817-24.
• Undergraduate Studies: Edinburgh University.
• Father: General William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian d.1815.
• Other Family: Through his second wife he was the son-in-law of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch FRSE 1746-1812.
• Father-in-law of John Stuart Hepburn Forbes.of Fettercairn and Pitsligo FRSE 1804-66.
• References: DNB 54, 1898, 282-6 (article on Dugald Stewart); Scots Peerage, 5, 1908, 483; Shapin 12.
• Date of Election: 23/01/1786.
• Proposers: Dugald Stewart, James Hutton, John Robison (Literary Section Minute 21/11/1785 NLS Acc10,000/3).
• Notes: Elected as Earl of Ancram. Lord Lieutenant, Roxburghshire 1812, Midlothian 1819.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 509

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