William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian
General William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian KT (13 March 1737 – 4 January 1815) was a British soldier and peer, styled Lord Newbottle until 1767 and Earl of Ancram from 1767 to 1775.
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William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian (1737-1815) (Joshua Reynolds, late 1750s)
He was the son of William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian and succeeded to the title in 1775.[1]
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Elizabeth Kerr, marquise of Lothian (1745-1780), William Kerr's wife. (Joshua Reynolds, 1769)
He married Elizabeth Fortescue, daughter of Chichester Fortescue of Dromisken, Co. Louth and Elizabeth (née Wesley), on 15 July 1762. They had nine children:[2]
- William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian (4 October 1763 – 27 April 1824)
- Lady Elizabeth Kerr (2 September 1765 – 13 August 1822), married John Dormer, 10th Baron Dormer, without issue
- Lady Caroline Sidney Kerr (8 September 1766 – 24 January 1829)
- Lady Mary Kerr (5 December 1767 – 6 February 1791), married Gen. Hon. Frederick St John and had issue
- Lady Louisa Kerr (30 November 1768 – 23 June 1819), who married Arthur Atherley on 2 June 1793 and had issue
- Lady Harriet Kerr (b. 12 October 1770; died young)
- Lord Charles Beauchamp Kerr (19 July 1775 – 2 March 1816), married Elizabeth Crump (d. 1830) and had issue
- Vice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (12 November 1776 – 9 September 1840), married Charlotte Macdonnell, suo jure Countess of Antrim, and had issue
- Maj.-Gen. Lord Robert Kerr (14 September 1780 – 23 June 1843), married Mary Gilbert (d. 1861) and had issue
References
- Paul, Sir James Balfour (1908). The Scots Peerage: Innermeath-Mar. D. Douglas. pp. 481–483.
- information from http://thepeerage.com/p1139.htm#i11386 and Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl De La Warr |
Captain and Colonel of His Majesty's Own Troop of Horse Guards 1777–1788 |
Became the 1st Life Guards |
| New title | Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Life Guards 1788–1789 |
Succeeded by The Lord Dover |
| Preceded by Studholme Hodgson |
Colonel of the 11th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1798–1813 |
Succeeded by Lord William Bentinck |
| Preceded by Sir David Dundas |
Colonel of the 2nd (Royal North British) Regiment of Dragoons 1813–1815 |
Succeeded by Sir James Steuart-Denham |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by William Kerr |
Marquess of Lothian 1775–1815 |
Succeeded by William Kerr |
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