Walter Erskine, Earl of Mar and Kellie (1865–1955)

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.

The 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. His son, John, having predeceased him, he was succeeded by his grandson, John Erskine, Earl of Mar and Kellie (1921-1893).

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    Political offices
    Preceded by
    The Duke of Buccleuch
    Lord Clerk Register
    1936–1944
    Succeeded by
    Lord Elphinstone
    Honorary titles
    Preceded by
    The Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield
    Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire
    1898–1955
    Succeeded by
    James Paton Younger
    Preceded by
    The Duke of Roxburghe
    Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle
    1932–1949
    Succeeded by
    Lord Elphinstone
    Peerage of Scotland
    Preceded by
    Walter Erskine
    Earl of Mar
    Earl of Kellie

    1888–1955
    Succeeded by
    John Erskine
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