Family and Education
bap. 23 Dec. 1710, 2nd s. of Sir John Erskine, 3rd Bt., M.P., by Catherine, da. of Henry St. Clair, 10th Lord Sinclair [S]. educ. ?Eton 1725; L. Inn 1728. m. 16 May 1761, Janet, da. of Peter Wedderburn, Lord Chesterhall, S.C.J., sis. of Alexander Wedderburn, M.P., afterwards Lord Loughborough and Earl of Rosslyn, 2s. 1da. suc. bro. Charles 2 July 1747.
Offices Held
Ensign 22 Ft. 1735, lt. 1736; capt. 1 Ft. 1743; Lt.-col. army 1746; dismissed Jan. 1756; re-instated and promoted maj.-gen. Nov. 1760, with effect from June 1759; Colt 67 Ft. 1760 – 61, 25 Ft. 1761 – 62, 1 Ft. 1762 – d.; lt.-gen. 1765.
Surveyor of the King’s private roads 1757 – 60; sec. of the Order of the Thistle Apr. 1765 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Alva, Clackmannan.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Web Title
ERSKINE, Sir Henry, 5th Bt. (1710-65)
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