William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian

General William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian KT (13 March 1737 – 4 January 1815) was a British soldier and peer, styled Lord Newbottle until 1767 and Earl of Ancram from 1767 to 1775.

He was the son of William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian and succeeded to the title in 1775.[1]

Elizabeth (1745-1780), William Kerr's wife. (Joshua Reynolds, 1769)

He married Elizabeth Fortescue, daughter of Chichester Fortescue of Dromisken, Co. Louth and Elizabeth (née Wesley), on 15 July 1762. They had nine children:[2]

References

  1. Paul, Sir James Balfour (1908). The Scots Peerage: Innermeath-Mar. D. Douglas. pp. 481–483.
  2. information from http://thepeerage.com/p1139.htm#i11386 and Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland
Military offices
Preceded by
The Earl De La Warr
Captain and Colonel of
His Majesty's Own Troop of Horse Guards

1777–1788
Became the 1st Life Guards
New title Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Life Guards
1788–1789
Succeeded by
The Lord Dover
Preceded by
Studholme Hodgson
Colonel of the 11th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
1798–1813
Succeeded by
Lord William Bentinck
Preceded by
Sir David Dundas
Colonel of the 2nd (Royal North British) Regiment of Dragoons
1813–1815
Succeeded by
Sir James Steuart-Denham
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
William Kerr
Marquess of Lothian
1775–1815
Succeeded by
William Kerr


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