John William Robert Kerr, 7th Marquess of LothianPC (1 February 1794 – 14 November 1841), styled Lord Newbottle until 1815 and Earl of Ancram from 1815 to 1824, was a Tory politician. He served briefly as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard under Sir Robert Peel between September and November 1841.
^Major R.C. Dudgeon, History of the Edinburgh, or Queen's Regiment Light Infantry Militia (now) Third Battalion The Royal Scots, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1882/Bibliolife, nd, ISBN978-1-10368643-8, pp. 79, Table C.
^As a result, the 8th and 9th Marquesses were raised in their father's church, but their younger siblings raised as Catholics. Lord Ralph Kerr married a Fitzalan-Howard.
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian
john, kerr, marquess, lothian, john, william, robert, kerr, marquess, lothian, february, 1794, november, 1841, styled, lord, newbottle, until, 1815, earl, ancram, from, 1815, 1824, tory, politician, served, briefly, captain, yeomen, guard, under, robert, peel,. John William Robert Kerr 7th Marquess of Lothian PC 1 February 1794 14 November 1841 styled Lord Newbottle until 1815 and Earl of Ancram from 1815 to 1824 was a Tory politician He served briefly as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard under Sir Robert Peel between September and November 1841 The Most HonourableThe Marquess of LothianPCCaptain of the Yeomen of the GuardIn office 8 September 1841 14 November 1841MonarchVictoriaPrime MinisterSir Robert Peel BtPreceded byThe Earl of SurreySucceeded byThe Earl of BeverleyPersonal detailsBorn1 February 1794Died14 November 1841 1841 11 15 aged 47 NationalityBritishPolitical partyTorySpouseLady Cecil Chetwynd Talbot 1808 1877 Children7ParentsWilliam Kerr 6th Marquess of Lothian father Lady Harriet Hobart mother Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Family 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditKerr was the eldest son of William Kerr 6th Marquess of Lothian and his first wife Lady Harriet daughter of John Hobart 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire Styled Lord Newbottle from birth he became known by the courtesy title Earl of Ancram when his father succeeded to the marquessate in 1815 1 Career EditLord Ancram entered the House of Commons in 1820 as one of two representatives for Huntingdon a seat he held until he succeeded his father in the marquessate in 1824 2 He also succeeded his father as Colonel of the Edinburgh Militia a position that he held until his own death 3 In September 1841 he was sworn of the Privy Council 4 and appointed Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard in the Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel a post he held until his early death in November of the same year He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire between 1824 5 and 1841 6 Family Edit Monument and effigy of William Schomberg Robert Kerr 8th Earl of Lothian 1832 1870 Blickling Church Norfolk sculpted by George Frederick Watts Lord Lothian married Lady Cecil Chetwynd Talbot daughter of Charles Chetwynd Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot in 1831 They had five sons and two daughters Their two elder sons William and Schomberg both succeeded in the title Their third son Lord Ralph Kerr became a major general in the army and was the father of Philip Kerr 11th Marquess of Lothian while their fourth son Lord Walter Kerr became an admiral in the Royal Navy and was the grandfather of Peter Kerr 12th Marquess of Lothian and great grandfather of Michael Kerr 13th Marquess of Lothian Lord Lothian died in November 1841 aged 47 After his death the Marchioness converted to Roman Catholicism with her two younger sons Lord Ralph Kerr and Lord Walter Kerr and her daughters 7 The Marchioness of Lothian died in May 1877 aged 69 1 References Edit a b thepeerage com John William Robert Kerr 7th Marquess of Lothian Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with H part 4 Major R C Dudgeon History of the Edinburgh or Queen s Regiment Light Infantry Militia now Third Battalion The Royal Scots Edinburgh Blackwood 1882 Bibliolife nd ISBN 978 1 10368643 8 pp 79 Table C No 20019 The London Gazette 17 September 1841 p 2315 No 18033 The London Gazette 5 June 1824 p 908 No 20048 The London Gazette 3 December 1841 p 3135 As a result the 8th and 9th Marquesses were raised in their father s church but their younger siblings raised as Catholics Lord Ralph Kerr married a Fitzalan Howard External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John Kerr 7th Marquess of LothianParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn CalvertWilliam Augustus Montagu Member of Parliament for Huntingdon1820 1824 With John Calvert Succeeded byJohn CalvertJames StuartPolitical officesPreceded byThe Earl of Surrey Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardSeptember November 1841 Succeeded byThe Earl of BeverleyHonorary titlesPreceded byThe Marquess of Lothian Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire1824 1841 Succeeded byThe Duke of BuccleuchPeerage of ScotlandPreceded byWilliam Kerr Marquess of Lothian1824 1841 Succeeded byWilliam Kerr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Kerr 7th Marquess of Lothian amp oldid 1134919309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
