David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie, KT (4 May 1826 – 25 September 1881),[1] styled Lord Ogilvy from birth until 1849, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and rancher in Colorado.

The Earl of Airlie
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
In office
1872–1873
Preceded byThe 10th Earl of Stair
Succeeded byThe Earl of Rosslyn
Personal details
Born
David Graham Drummond Ogilvy

4 May 1826
London, England
Died25 September 1881(1881-09-25) (aged 55)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Spouse
Henrietta Blanche Stanley
(m. 1851)
Children
Parent(s)David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie
Clementina Drummond
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
OccupationScottish peer, soldier and rancher

Background and education

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Born in London in 1826, he was the eldest son of David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie, and his first wife, Clementine, daughter of Gavin Drummond.[2] Ogilvy was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a BA in 1847.[3] Two years later, he succeeded his father as earl.[3] In 1879, Ogilvy received an Honorary LLD by the University of Glasgow.[4]

Career

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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.

Family and death

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On 23 September 1851, Airlie married Hon. (Henrietta) Blanche Stanley (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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Peerage". Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 86.
  3. ^ a b c Debrett, John (1876). Debrett's Illustrated Peerage and Titles of Courtesy. London: Dean & Son. pp. 16–17.
  4. ^ "ThePeerage - David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Airlie". Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Knights of the Thistle". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b c Douglas, Sir Robert (1904). Sir James Balfour Paul (ed.). The Scots Peerage. Vol. I. Edinburgh: David Douglas. pp. 131–132.
  7. ^ The manner of his proposal and his acceptance in early August is related by Blanche's mother to her husband in a letter date 4 August 1851
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Airlie
1849–1881
Succeeded by