David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss
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Born | Francis David Charteris 19 January 1912 Stanway, England |
Died | 12 December 2008 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 96)
Parents |
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Residence | Gosford House |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1932–1944 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Lovat Scouts, Royal Pioneer Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Francis David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss and 8th Earl of March
Early life and education
He was born in
Career
Wemyss was commissioned into the
He was Deputy Lieutenant from 1959 to 1967 and
He was a Lieutenant in the Royal Company of Archers. He was Chairman of the Council of the National Trust for Scotland 1947 to 1967, President from 1967 to 1991, and had been President Emeritus since 1991. He was Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland from 1949 to 1984, President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society from 1958 to 1962, and President of the National Bible Society of Scotland from 1960 to 1983. He was formerly a director of Standard Life and of Scottish Television.[2]
Personal life
He married, first, in 1940, Mavis Lynette Gordon Murray (d. 1988), daughter of Edwin Edward Murray, of Hermanus, Cape Province, South Africa. They had two daughters and two sons. The elder son, Iain David Charteris, Lord Elcho & Methil, was born on 20 June 1945 and died in a motor accident on 3 April 1954. Their younger daughter Caroline Letty Charteris was born on 5 November 1946 and died on 22 November 1946.[5] Lord Wemyss married, secondly, in 1995, Shelagh Kathleen Kennedy, née Thrift.[2]
He lived in Gosford House, Longniddry, East Lothian. He died on 12 December 2008 at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh, aged 96. He is buried in the family enclosure on the north side of Aberlady Churchyard. Lady Wemyss died in 2019.[6]
His younger brother,
His younger son, James Donald Charteris, Lord Neidpath (b. 22 June 1948), succeeded his father.[1]
Honours
Wemyss was made a
References
- ^ a b "The Earl of Wemyss and March". The Daily Telegraph. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "The Earl of Wemyss and March: Landowner and conservationist who served the Scottish National Trust for half a century". The Independent. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "No. 33836". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 1932. p. 3955.
- ^ a b "The Earl of Wemyss and March: president of the National Trust for Scotland". The Times. 18 December 2008.
- ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
- ^ "WEMYSS - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". announcements.telegraph.co.uk.