Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine
.jpg)
Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine (1705 – 16 March 1766) was the son of
Thomas, Lord Erskine, son of John, 6th and 23rd Earl of Mar was initiated in Lodge Kilwinning Scots Arms, Edinburgh, No.3, in 1736. His name is second on the list of registrations in Grand Lodge made by Kilwinning Scots Arms in 1739. This Lodge had large military personnel and is now defunct. Lord Erskine, being under the shadow of his father's attainder, and being denied succession to the title of Earl of Mar, led the quiet life of a country gentleman and had more time to devote himself to the study of Freemasonry. He was elected Grand Master Mason of Scotland in 1749. This undoubtedly led to a quickening of interest in the Craft in Alloa. Thereafter stray names of Alloa men begin to appear in the minutes of the Lodge of Stirling. Within five years a Depute Lodge was regularly meeting in Alloa.[2]
On 1 October 1741, he married Charlotte Hope, daughter of the Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun. He died without issue.[1]
Notes
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8063-1716-8. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ James W. Saunders and Robert Wright (1957). The Erskines of Mar and Freemasonry from The History of The Lodge of Alloa No.69. D. Pearson & Son. pp. Chapter 2, pages 9–11. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
   | This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (1707–1800) representing a Scottish constituency is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| This biography of a Scottish peer or noble is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |