George Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk

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

Arms of the 7th to 9th Earls of Northesk

Early life edit

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

Career edit

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 edit

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.

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 edit

  1. ^ "George John Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk". National Portrait Gallery.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 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 Earl of Northesk
1878–1891
Succeeded by