Erskine, John (London)
From AngloScottish
Dates | 1603-c.1615 | ||
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Location | London | ||
Vocation | Nobleman | ||
Place of Birth | Scotland | ||
Marriage | Jean Hay | ||
Issue | Four children | ||
Place of birth | Source | J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), v, 523-5; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Nineteenth, or third, Earl of Mar. Admitted to Grey's Inn (1603). MA Oxford (1605). Created knight of the Bath (1610) and was member of the Privy Council in 1615. Appointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle (1615) and returned to Scotland. Changed political allegiances but influenced by financial affairs.