Deputy Lieutenants of Berwickshire - Ian Maitland, 15th Earl of Lauderdale, David Liddell-Grainger, Sir James Miller, 2nd Baronet (Paperback)

Chapters: Ian Maitland, 15th Earl of Lauderdale, David Liddell-Grainger, Sir James Miller, 2nd Baronet. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ian Colin Maitland, 15th Earl of Lauderdale, Viscount Lauderdale, Viscount Maitland, Lord Thirlestane and Boltoun, Baronet of Nova Scotia DL (January 30, 1891 - February 17, 1953), was a representative peer for Scotland in the House of Lords from 1931 to 1945. The son and only child of Frederick Colin Maitland, 14th Earl of Lauderdale by his spouse Gwendoline Lucy (d. 30 January 1929) daughter of Robert Vaughan Williams, a judge, of Bodlonfa, Flintshire. He succeeded to the titles upon his father's death in 1931. Educated at Eton College, the 15th earl served in The Great War, was a Major in the 3rd Reserve Battalion of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and in 1915-16 and 1918 was ADC to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The Earl was a member of the Royal Company of Archers, the King's Bodyguard for Scotland, and Deputy Lieutenant for Berwickshire. In civilian life he was President of the Southampton Conservative Association, 1931 - 1935, and Hon. President of the Association of Certified and Corporate Accountants, 1931 - 1945. The Earl married November 11, 1912, Ethel Mary Ivy (d. 1971 or 1972), eldest daughter of James Jardine Bell-Irving of Makerstoun, Roxburghshire, and resided at Thirlestane Castle, near Lauder, Berwickshire. They had issue: ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1279750