David Carnegie, 10th Earl of Northesk

Arms 10th to 14th Earls of Northesk

David John Carnegie, 10th Earl of Northesk (1865 – 5 December 1921), a Scottish representative peer

Early life

Carnegie was born on 1 December 1865. He was the eldest son of Lt.-Col. George Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk and Elizabeth Georgina Frances Elliot. His elder sister, Helen Alice Carnegie, married barrister Sir Francis Lacey, and his younger brothers were Lt.-Col. Hon. Douglas George Carnegie, MP, and Lt. Ian Ludovic Andrew Carnegie.[1]

Career

Lord Northesk served as aide-de-camp to the Governor of Victoria from 1889 to 1891 and again from 1895 to 1895. He also served as a Conservative Representative Peer for Scotland from 5 October 1900 until his death on 5 December 1921.[1]

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Boyle Hallowes, eldest daughter of Maj.-Gen. George Skene Hallowes, on 3 February 1894 and had two children:

• David Ludovic George Hopetoun Carnegie, 11th Earl of Northesk (1901–1963),[2] who married Jessica Ruth (née Brown) Reinhard, a former Ziegfeld Follies dancer, in Chicago in 1923.[3][4] They divorced in 1928 and he married Elizabeth "Betty" Vlasto, a daughter of Anthony Augustus Vlasto of Binfield Park and a cousin of the well-known tennis player Julie Vlasto, in 1929.[5][6]
• Katharine Jane Elizabeth Carnegie (1904–1949),[7] who married Lt.-Col. William Bridgeman Lambert Manley. After their divorce, she married Brig. Edward Leathley Armitage.[1]

Lord Northesk died on 5 December 1921 at age 56 and was succeeded in the earldom by his only son, David. As his son died without male issue in 1963,[2] the earldom passed to the 10th Earl's nephew, John Douglas Carnegie.[1]

References

1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2936.
2. "EARL OF NORTHESK DEAD IN ENGLAND; Colorful Figure in 1920's-- 11th Holder of the Title Dropped Out of the News". The New York Times. 8 November 1963. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
3. Times, Special to The A'eto 1'orfc (19 July 1923). "Northesk Wedding Today". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
4. "NORTHESK GOES TO BUFFALO; Earl Is Met There by Jessica Brown, His Fiancee". The New York Times. 10 June 1923. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
5. TIMES, Wireless to THE NEW YORK (8 August 1929). "EARL OF NORTHESK WEDS BETTY VLASTO; Former Husband of Jessica Brown, Dancer, Married in Chelsea Registry Office". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
6. TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (22 July 1929). "LORD NORTHESK TO WED.; Marriage to Betty Vlasto to Take Place in London on Aug. 7. Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
7. "Lady Katharine Jane Elizabeth Armitage". National Portrait Gallery, London.

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by George Carnegie	Earl of Northesk 1891–1921	Succeeded by David Carnegie