George Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk

Arms of the 7th to 9th Earls of Northesk

Lieutenant-Colonel George John Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk DL (1843 – 1891) was a British nobleman and soldier.[1]

Early life

He was born the son of William Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk and Georgiana Maria Elliot on 1 December 1843.[2]

Career

Lord Rosehill, as he then was, was commissioned into the 1st Dragoons in 1862, but transferred to the Scots Fusilier Guards as a lieutenant later the same year. He was promoted captain in 1866 and lieutenant-colonel in 1873. He retired in 1874.[2]

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Georgina Frances Elliot, daughter of Admiral Sir George Elliot and Hersey Susan Sydney Wauchope, on 28 February 1865 and had four children.

• Helen Alice Carnegie (died 1908), who married barrister Sir Francis Lacey in 1890.[2]
• David John Carnegie, 10th Earl of Northesk (1865–1921), who married Elizabeth Boyle Hallowes, eldest daughter of Maj.-Gen. George Skene Hallowes, in 1894.[2]
• Lt.-Col. Hon. Douglas George Carnegie (1870–1937), who married Margaret Jean Johnstone-Douglas, second daughter of Arthur Johnstone-Douglas of Lockerbie, in 1894.[2]
• Lt. Ian Ludovic Andrew Carnegie (1881–1909), who married Anna Barbara Atkinson, youngest daughter of Col. Bradford Atkinson, in 1905. After his death, she married Capt. Reginald Dalrymple.[2]

He rebuilt Longwood House, Hampshire, his main home. The architect was George Devey. He died on 9 September 1891 at age 47.[2]

External links

1. "George John Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk". National Portrait Gallery.
2. 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.

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by William Carnegie	Earl of Northesk 1878–1891	Succeeded by David Carnegie