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Sir James Carnegie, 5th Baronet

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Sir James Carnegie of Kinnaird and of Pitarrow, 5th Baronet DL (1799 – 30 January 1849)[1] was a Scottish politician and de jure 8th Earl of Southesk, 8th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and 8th Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird and Leuchars.

Background

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Born at Kinnaird, Angus, he was the son of Sir David Carnegie, 4th Baronet and Agnes Murray Elliot, daughter of Andrew Elliot.[2] In 1805 at the age of six, he succeeded his father as baronet.[3] He was educated at home and at Eton College.[2] In 1818, Carnegie began his Grand Tour, first visiting France, Germany and Italy, then Spain and Holland in the following year.[2]

Career

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Carnegie entered the British House of Commons in 1830 and sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen Burghs until the following year.[4] He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Forfarshire.[5] In 1847, he petitioned the restoration of the forfeited titles Lord Carnegie and Earl of Southesk, however after assessment by the Committee of Privileges his claim was not followed up.[2]

Family

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While again on travels through France and Italy, Carnegie met Charlotte Lysons, second daughter of Reverend Daniel Lysons.[6] They married at the house of the British Ambassador to Italy in Naples on 14 November 1825,[6] and had two daughters and three sons.[7] Carnegie died intestate at Kinnaird Castle, Brechin.[8] His eldest son, James, succeeded to the baronetcy and was later confirmed in his de jure titles.[7]

His third son, Charles, represented Forfarshire in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[9] His daughter, Lady Charlotte Elliot (married name), was a published poet.[10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Douglas, Sir Robert (1911). Sir James Balfour Paul (ed.). The Scots Peerage. Vol. VIII. Edinburgh: David Douglas. pp. 88–90.
  3. ^ Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 213.
  4. ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Aberdeen Burghs". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Sylvanus, Urban (1849). The Gentleman's Magazine. London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son. p. 316.
  6. ^ a b Lysons, Sir Daniel (1896). Early Reminiscences. London: John Murray. pp. 15–16.
  7. ^ a b Lodge, Edmund (1859). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (28th ed.). London: Hurst and Blackett. pp. 525–526.
  8. ^ "ThePeerage - Sir James Carnegie of Kinnaird, 5th Bt". Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  9. ^ Debrett, John (1870). Robert Henry Mair (ed.). Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. p. 48.
  10. ^ Anderson (1867), p. 493
  11. ^ Reilly (2000), p. 149
  12. ^ Sage, Greer, Showalter (1999), pp. 219-220

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Aberdeen Burghs
18301831
Succeeded by
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Southesk
de jure
1805 – 1849
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by Baronet
(of Pittarrow)
1805 – 1849
Succeeded by