Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
The Right Honourable The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
	The 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Born	c. 1699
Died	11 May 1728; Forfar
Cause of death	Murder
Nationality	Scottish
Title	6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Spouse	Lady Susan Cochrane
Parent(s)	John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne; Lady Elizabeth Stanhope

Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (c. 1699 – 11 May 1728) was a Scottish peer and nobleman. He was the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. His exact date of birth is unknown but he was baptised on 12 July 1699.

Although his brother

Carnegie of Finhaven

in May 1728 and left no heir.

The death of the Earl

On 9 May 1728 Mr Carnegie of Lour, residing in the burgh of

Carnegie of Finhaven, Mr Lyon of Bridgeton, and some others, at dinner in his house. After the funeral, these gentlemen adjourned to a tavern, and drank a good deal. Carnegie of Finhaven got extremely drunk. Lyon of Bridgeton was not so intoxicated, but the drink made him "rude and unmannerly"^[1]

towards Finhaven.

Afterwards, the Earl of Strathmore went to call at the house of Mr Carnegie's sister, Lady Auchterhouse, and the others followed. The presence of a lady (even a lady who was a widowed sister-in-law) failed to make Bridgeton conduct himself discreetly. He continued his "boisterous rudeness" towards Finhaven and even used some rudeness towards the lady herself.

About dusk, the party sallied forth into the street, and here Bridgeton pushed Carnegie of Finhaven into a "deep and dirty kennel" (ditch), which covered him nearly head to foot with "mire". Incensed by Bridgeton's action, Carnegie of Finhaven rose and, drawing his sword, ran up to Bridgeton with "deadly design". The earl, seeing him advance, pushed Bridgeton aside, and unhappily received the lunge full in the middle of his own body. The Earl died forty-nine hours after the incident.

Jury Nullification

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