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|Dates=1715, 1728-34, 1747-54
|Location=London
|Vocation=Politician
|Place of Birth=Alloa, Clackmannanshire
|Marriage=Charlotte Hope
|Source=History of Parliament Online
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At the age of eight was educated at Westminster, whilst father (Lord Mar) led the 1715 rebellion. Uncle [[Erskine, James (London) 2]] introduced him to Walpole and Ilay and brought Thomas into parliament. MP for Stirling Burghs (1728-34), for Stirlingshire (1747). Voted with the administration in 1730 and 1732, but subsequently went into the opposition with his uncle. Elected MP for Clackmannanshire at the general election as a government suppoter (1747-54). Erskine did not stand for re-election. Died 1766.