Thomas Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat
The Earl of Seafield | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | The Lord Lovat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Alexander Fraser 17 June 1802 |
| Died | 28 June 1875 (aged 73) |
| Spouse |
Hon. Charlotte Georgina Jerningham
(m. 1823) |
| Children | 7, including Simon |
| Parent(s) | Alexander Fraser, 9th of Strichen Amelia Leslie |
| Relatives | Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat (grandson) |
Thomas Alexander Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat and 1st Baron Lovat, KT (17 June 1802 – 28 June 1875) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the 21st Chief MacShimidh of Clan Fraser of Lovat, succeeding to the title of his distant cousin, the 11th Lord Lovat, who had been attainted and executed as a Jacobite in 1747.
Early life
Born on 17 June 1802, he was the son of Amelia (
1st Dragoon Guards who died on 28 October 1803, shortly after his birth.[1] His paternal grandparents were Alexander Fraser, 8th of Strichen and Jean (née Menzies) Fraser (a daughter of William Menzies and niece of James Menzies of Culdares).[2] His maternal grandparents were John Leslie, 22nd Baron of Balquhain and the former Violet Dalzell.[3]
In 1821, Fraser commissioned Aberdeen architect John Smith to design a country house known as Strichen House.[4][5][6]
Career
In 1815, upon the death of
Knight of the Thistle in 1865.[1]
Personal life
On 6 August 1823, Fraser was married to Charlotte Georgina Stafford-Jerningham (1800–1876), the daughter of George William Stafford-Jerningham, 8th Baron Stafford, in 1823. The couple had three daughters and four sons, including:[8]
- Amelia Charlotte Fraser (1824–1912),[9] who married Charles Scott-Murray of Danesfield, a Conservative MP for Buckinghamshire.[10]
- Frances Giorgiana Fraser (1826–1899), who married Sir Pyers Mostyn, 8th Baronet (1811–1882).[11]
- Charlotte Henrietta Fraser (1827–1904),Chief Justice of Bombay, in 1866.[13]
- Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat (1828–1887), who married Alice Mary Weld-Blundell, daughter of Thomas Weld-Blundell.[14][15]
- Alexander Edward Fraser (1831–1885), a George Fieschi Heneage of Hainton Hall.[16]
- George Edward Stafford Fraser (1834–1854), who died unmarried.[1]
- Henry Thomas Fraser (1838–1904), a Colonel in the 1st Battalion Scots Guards who died unmarried.[17]
Lord Lovat died in June 1875, aged 73, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Simon. Lady Lovat died in 1876.[1]
Legacy
Lord Lovat's legacy is that of the present
General Simon Fraser of Lovat.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Lovat, Lord (S, 1458/64)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Burke, John (1836). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours. Henry Colburn. p. 299.
- ^ The Reliquary: Depository for Precious Relics, Legendary, Biographical, and Historical. John Russell Smith. 1870. p. 54.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Strichen House, Stableblock, (Barnyards of Strichen) Strichen Mains (LB16547)". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Strichen House". Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "John Smith". scottisharchitects.org.uk. Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "No. 19460". The London Gazette. 24 January 1837. p. 170.
- ^ a b Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- ISBN 9780804833905.
- ^ "Hon. Amelia Charlotte Scott-Murray (née Fraser)". npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Frances Georgiana (née Fraser), Lady Mostyn". npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Charlotte Henrietta (née Fraser), Lady Sausse". npg.org.uk. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Death of Sir Matthew Sausse". The Times. 6 November 1867. p. 7.
- ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1895). Armorial Families: A Complete Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, and a Directory of Some Gentlemen of Coat-armour, and Being the First Attempt to Show which Arms in Use at the Moment are Borne by Legal Authority. Jack. p. 630. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-4738-5092-7. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1882). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 769. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- JSTOR 44227018.
External links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]