Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Lothian KT PC |
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| Secretary for Scotland | |
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In office 11 March 1887 – 11 August 1892 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | Arthur Balfour |
| Succeeded by | George Trevelyan |
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| Born | 2 December 1833 |
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17 January 1900 (aged 66) London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Victoria Montagu Douglas Scott (1844–1938) |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian KT, PC, FRSE, (2 December 1833 – 17 January 1900), styled Lord Schomberg Kerr until 1870, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland under Lord Salisbury between 1887 and 1892. He was usually styled simply as Lothian.
Lothian was the second son of John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian, and Lady Cecil, daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot. His younger brothers Major-General Lord Ralph Kerr (1837–1916) and Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Kerr (1839–1927) both had distinguished military careers. He was educated at Trinity College Glenalmond, now Glenalmond College Perth, and was one of the first of 14 boys to join the newly started school in 1847, arriving one day early by mistake. He later went to Eton College before attending New College, Oxford. He did not graduate.
Lothian entered the Diplomatic Service and was Attaché at Lisbon and Tehran in 1854, Baghdad in 1855 and Athens from 1857, then second secretary at Frankfurt from 1862, Madrid from 1865, and Vienna from 1865. In 1870, he succeeded to the marquessate on the early death of his childless elder brother, and took his place in the House of Lords.
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