The Earl of Airlie | |
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Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | |
In office 1872–1873 | |
Preceded by | The 10th Earl of Stair |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Rosslyn |
Personal details | |
Born | David Graham Drummond Ogilvy 4 May 1826 London, England |
Died | 25 September 1881 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 55)
Spouse |
Henrietta Blanche Stanley
(
m. 1851) |
Children |
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Parent(s) |
David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie Clementina Drummond |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford ( B.A., 1847) |
Occupation | Scottish peer |
David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 10th and 5th Earl of Airlie, KT (4 May 1826 – 25 September 1881), [1] styled Lord Ogilvy from birth until 1849, was a Scottish peer and soldier.
He was the oldest son of David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie, and his first wife, Clementina, daughter of Gavin Drummond. [2] Ogilvy was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1847. [3] Two years later, he succeeded his father as earl. [3] In 1879, Ogilvy received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Glasgow. [4]
Ogilvy became a Deputy Lieutenant for Forfarshire in 1847. [2] He was elected a Scottish representative peer to the House of Lords in 1850 [2] and served as captain of the Forfarshire Yeomanry Cavalry and the 12th Forfarshire Rifle Volunteers from 1856. [3] Ogilvy was invested as a Knight of the Order of the Thistle in 1862. [5] In 1872, he was appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, an office he held until the following year. [6] He was a founder and served as first President of the Girls' Public Day School Company.
On 23 September 1851, he married (Henrietta) Blanche (30 July 1830 – 5 January 1921), second daughter of Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley, and his wife, Henrietta Dillon-Lee, at Alderley, Cheshire, and had by her two sons and four daughters. [6] [7] Ogilvy died in Denver, Colorado, in 1881 and was succeeded in his titles by his older son, David. [6]
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