Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Wemyss and March DL |
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Lord Elcho as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, March 1892
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25 August 1857 Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK |
| Died | 12 July 1937 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Constance Wyndham |
| Children | Hugo Francis Charteris Guy Lawrence Charteris Cynthia Mary Evelyn Charteris Asquith Colin Charteris Mary Pamela Madeline Sibell Charteris Strickland Lyon Yvo Alan Charteris Irene Corona Charteris Windsor-Clive |
| Profession | Politician |
Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of March DL (25 August 1857 – 12 July 1937), styled Lord Elcho from 1883 to 1914, was a Scottish Conservative politician. His full title was Hugo Wemyss Charteris Douglas.
Wemyss and March was the fifth but eldest surviving son of Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, and his wife Lady Anne Frederica, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield. He entered Parliament for Haddingtonshire in 1883 (succeeding his father), but lost his seat in the 1885 general election. He returned to the House of Commons in the 1886 general election as one of two representatives for Ipswich, a seat he held until 1895. He succeeded his father in the two earldoms in 1914 and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire from 1918 to 1937.
Lord Wemyss and March married Mary Constance, daughter of the Hon. Percy Scawen Wyndham and sister of George Wyndham, in 1883. They were both two of the original members of The Souls. Their eldest daughter Lady Cynthia married Herbert Asquith and became a well-known writer. The Countess of Wemyss and March died in April 1937, aged 74. Lord Wemyss and March only survived her by three months and died in July of the same year, aged 79. He is buried in the family burial enclosure on the north side of Aberlady churchyard.
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