Patrick Maitland, 17th Earl of Lauderdale
The Earl of Lauderdale | |
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| Member of Parliament for Lanark | |
| In office 25 October 1951 – 18 September 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Alec Douglas-Home |
| Succeeded by | Judith Hart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Maitland 17 March 1911 |
| Died | 2 December 2008 (aged 97) |
| Political party | Unionist |
| Spouses |
Stanka Losanitch
(m. 1936; died 2003) |
Patrick Francis Maitland, 17th Earl of Lauderdale,
Early life
Educated at
Politics
In 1951, he was elected a member of parliament (MP) for
Maitland succeeded his brother, The Reverend
Other
Lauderdale's other roles included being a Director of Elf Aquitaine (UK) Holdings Ltd.,[3] Consultant in Economic Geography, an Industrial Consultant, a former editor of The Fleet Street Letter Service (an agency for political and diplomatic news), and editor of The Whitehall Letter. He was a member of the College of Guardians of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Norfolk 1955–1982, and was President of The Church Union 1956–1961. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the Travellers Club in London[5] and the New Club in Edinburgh.[6] He was also the Hereditary Bearer of the National Flag of Scotland,[7] and Clan Chief of Clan Maitland[2]
His publications[2] include:
- European Dateline (1945)
- Task for Giants (1957)
Marriage
On 20 July 1936, he married Stanka (died 2003), elder daughter of Professor Milivoje Losanitch (
- Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale (born 4 November 1937) Lieutenant, Royal Navy Reserve, member of the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers, and a banker.[2][8] He is married, and has issue. His son is John Douglas Maitland, now Master of Lauderdale (b. 1965), who is divorced, with no issue.
- Lady Olga Maitland, (born 23 May 1944), who also became a prominent politician and Conservative Party (UK) Member of Parliament, 1992–1997.;[9] 1969 married Robin William Patrick Hamilton Hay, M.A., LL.B., a Crown Court Recorder. They have two sons and a daughter.
- Lady (Caroline Charlotte) Militza Maitland (1946–2010)[10] a counseller and physiotherapist.
- Rev. Hon. Sydney Milivoje Patrick Maitland (born 23 June 1951), a priest of the Scottish Episcopal Church.[2][11]
Notes
- ^ Roth, Andrew (8 December 2008). "Obituary: The Earl of Lauderdale". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-0-5
- ^ ISBN 0-905702-17-4
- ^ Copping, Robert, The Monday Club – Crisis and After, London, May 1975: 25, list of peers who were Club members
- ^ Townend, Peter, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 105th edition, London, 1970, p.1546.
- ^ ISBN 0-7136-6275-1
- ^ Tomlinson, Richard (20 December 1992). "They also serve, who only ush". Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ A photograph of the then Viscount Maitland, sitting to the extreme left (looking at the photo) is available.
- ^ Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain – The Kingdom in Scotland, 2001: 972
- ^ "Obituary: Lady Caroline Malitza Maitland, adventurer and therapist". Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- Sir Charles Alexander Maitland, 10th Baronet (b. 1986), descended from the Hon. Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet, 4th son of the 6th Earl.
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages – Peerages beginning with "L" (part 1)[better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
